Zimbabwe ships live elephants to wildlife parks in China
by Christina Russo and Adam Cruise from on (#26BY1)
Wildlife advocates said the animals, which were being readied for shipment on Friday night, were unsuitable for live export
More than 30 wild elephants were being readied on Friday evening for an airlift from Zimbabwe to captivity in China, according to wildlife advocates.
The founder of Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force, Johnny Rodrigues, said on Friday that their plane was still at Victoria Falls airport because officials could not find scales big enough to weigh the animals, which were confined inside heavy crates.
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