Elephant export plan damages Swaziland’s wildlife reputation
With severe drought in Swaziland, US zoos are yet again taking the opportunity to import elephants and 18 wild born elephants have been earmarked for a life of captivity .They will be split into...
View ArticlePRESS RELEASE: Elephant Experts From Around the World Oppose Proposed Import...
For Immediate Release Elephant Experts From Around the World Oppose Proposed Import of 18 Elephants from Swaziland to Zoos in Texas, Nebraska and Kansas “The capture and removal of wild elephants...
View ArticleExperts object to proposed Swaziland elephant import into U
We, the undersigned scientists, conservationists, elephant care, animal welfare and policy experts, are strongly opposed to the proposed import of 18 elephants from Swaziland by the Dallas Zoo in...
View ArticleFAQs: Proposed import of wild elephants from Swaziland by U.S. zoos
By: Catherine Doyle, MS, Director of Science, Research & Advocacy, Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), First elephant sanctuary in the United States David Hancocks, Former Director of four...
View ArticleElephant Specialist Advisory Group Statement on relocation of Swazi Elephants
ELEPHANT SPECIALIST ADVISORY GROUP Statement re the proposed sale and transfer of 18 elephants from Swaziland to three Zoos in the USA. Swaziland Big Game Parks and three Zoos in the USA have applied...
View ArticleSA Scientists slam Swazi Elephant Export
In a statement published this week South Africa’s Elephant Specialist Advisory Group (ESAG) says that the export of the elephants, three adult females and fifteen sub-adults to zoos, should not be...
View ArticleThe Conservation Charade: Elephants Do Not Belong in Zoos
Three U.S. zoos are proposing to import wild African elephants from Swaziland The American public is under the impression that elephants are no longer captured in the wild and imported for display in...
View ArticleSwaziland accuses SA of backtracking on rhino horn trade
Swaziland conservation authorities have accused South Africa of reneging on an agreement to propose the legalization of rhino horn trade, which draws into question South Africa’s stance on the issue....
View ArticleSouth Africa Just Lifted Its Ban on the Rhino Horn Trade
A lawsuit brought by two South African rhino ranchers to invalidate the country’s rhino horn ban is upheld, and the government’s appeal is denied. With just three terse sentences, South Africa’s...
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