24th June 2010

Following our May report about the animals being captured in Hwange National Park for the purpose of being sold to Pyonyang Zoo in North Korea, we are now delighted to announce that the shipment has been cancelled.

We would like to thank everybody who participated in protesting against the removal of these animals from Zimbabwe. We do not yet have accurate information on what will now become of the animals that have already been captured but we have an unconfirmed report that the 2 young elephants will be sent to Wild Horizons in Victoria Falls for rehabilitation before being released back into the wild.

Although we are very grateful that the shipment was cancelled, we are still concerned because at a National Parks press conference last month, the Director General of National Parks stated that there were a further 5 countries who had placed orders to buy animals from Zimbabwe. We do not know whether or not National Parks are planning to fulfill those orders.

A very big thank you to the following people who have very kindly assisted us with funds:

Clare Hone
John & Helen Buckle
Ernest & Paula Blomkamp
Renee Wagner
Pearl & Iain MacCallum
Mrs L Brough
Lesley & Tim Covar


Johnny Rodrigues
Chairman for Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force
Landline: 263 4 336710
Landline/Fax: 263 4 339065
Mobile: 263 11 603 213
Email: galorand@mweb.co.zw
Website: www.zctf.mweb.co.zw
Website: www.zimbabwe-art.com 
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=15148470211