“I wish that Zimbabwean officials had spent more dedicated time with me in the field in Hwange, learning about and witnessing the extremely close family bonds that elephants have,” says Sharon Pincott who spent over a decade in Hwange with elephant conservation efforts, in particular monitoring the social structure and population dynamics of the Presidential Elephants of Zimbabwe. “Elephants are such intelligent, sentient beings. The negative impact of ripping young ones from their mothers and families can’t be overstated,” she says.
“Francis Nhema was the wildlife Minister for much of my time with elephants in Zimbabwe. He has spoken publicly in the past about the ‘rude awakening’ he got, while spending time with me in the company of elephants during the 2011 filming of the All the President’s Elephants award-winning international documentary. At that time, Minister Nhema was recorded saying the he ‘met families who are probably more organised than human beings… families that show love, respect – probably better than human beings… families who live according to protocol; to respect’.”
“Please,” Pincott pleads, “let us show our world’s largest land mammals this same respect.”
A Care2 (“You care; we care too”) petition in opposition to the ongoing elephant captures in Zimbabwe has attracted over 260,000 signatures from around Zimbabwe, Africa and the World.
“The petition will be closed off on Monday, 22 January 2018. Relevant documents will then be generated and delivered to President Mnangagwa, Minister Muchinguri in the Environment Ministry and Mr Mangwanya in ZimParks, in the hope that they will now jointly better appreciate just how much damage this practice is doing to elephant families, and to Zimbabwe’s Tourism sector. We ask that they review Zimbabwe’s capture policy with urgency.”
Pincott has taken on the task of ensuring delivery of this petition to the Zimbabwe authorities, and this will happen before the end of this month. You can find the petition at https://www.thepetitionsite.com/115/823/953/zimbabwe-stop-capturing-wild-elephants-and-exporting-them-to-chinese-zoos/
“Those who care about Zimbabwe’s elephants, I urge you to sign it,” says Pincott.
Post published in: Environment
Please Mr President, I have been to Africa and love your elephants, please keep your elephants safe and their families together. Many of my friends and family travel to Zimbabwe to see your elephants in their natural environment, please stop the capture of baby elephants that are ripped away from their family. We do not want to see them in other countries that is not their natural environment.
It is time the destruction of elephants was stopped,these people cannot look after them so just tie them up with chains,beat them till they bleed,the world is watching now and are appalled at the way these disgusting humans treat them and expect them to work without feeding them or caring for them.
Please respect your amazing wildlife and keep the wild elephants together and free in their natural environment. They are not yours to exploit, but by protecting them and allowing them to live amongst the herds, you will benefit in the long run.
Dear Mr. President,
I have just recently cancelled plans to visit Africa, I cannot reconcile spending money to visit a country that permits, even encourages, horrific abuses on some of Gods most beautiful and intelligent creatures on our planet.
I ask you to strongly consider, and to take the necessary steps to end the violence against elephants in Zimbabwe.
God has blessed you, sir, with the power to save the precious few that remain, to be a savior to God’s creatures. Take the time to watch the videos that we see, depicting the torture of baby elephants, the adults that have lived years and years of beatings, unable to lay down, or walk even a few steps unrestrained.
Please, give this cause your deepest consideration.
God bless,
Susan Ragona
Annapolis, CA
USA
Please help the elephants!
Leave all elephants alone. They fully deserve to leave wild in their own country with all their family members. No more cruelty.
These animals have been persecuted long enough Please give them the peace they deserve to live as family and enjoy their lives. 😊
Please Please allow these Elephants to live a life of Peace as a family without the sorrow and grief they suffer through cruelty. They really do need and deserve this after So many years of Persecution.