26 more elephants killed with cyanide in Zimbabwe

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Rangers in Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park have discovered the carcasses of 26 elephants at two locations, additional victims of cyanide poisoning.

Bhejani Trust and the National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority made the announcement on Wednesday, a week after 14 other elephants succumbed to similar poaching tactics.

According to the agency and Bhejani Trust, which undertakes joint animal monitoring and welfare work with the parks agency, the 26 dead elephants were found on Tuesday. Fourteen tusks were recovered from these elephants and others were also removed but not recovered.

Parks spokeswoman Caroline Washaya Moyo said rangers found 16 of the elephants in an area known as Lupande before stumbling on 10 others in Chakabvi.

Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/ee4ea563a3fb490d8e37cb96ddb24eec/26-more-elephants-killed-cyanide-zimbabwe

[elehhhhna]

1. Where are our fucking drones when this is going on

[wordpix]

2. agree this would be a good use for them

grrrrr

[MBS]

8. this would indeed be an excellent use for them. n/t

[Chef Eric]

3. Sometimes I'm embarrassed to be a human being. nt

[shenmue]

5. Me too

[MBS]

9. Me three.

[CrispyQ]

7. Not embarrassed, ashamed. -nt

[shenmue]

4. Noooooooo

[TRoN33]

6. I have no love for the drone warfare chess but it can be used against the poachers...

With absolute full persecution. Just rain the fucking hellfire missiles onto these inhumane poachers!

[Judi Lynn]

10. Their market must be destroyed, one way or another. This evil has to end. n/t

[restorefreedom]

11. send in the f&cking drones

and keep dyeing the tusks so they are worthless.

these poachers are waging war on our wildlife and our planet. It's time to take the war back to them. No sympathy.

for the poor 26 elephants, rip beautiful creatures

[turbinetree]

12. The words for this senseless act..................

is just that senseless---------------------enough is enough


How are these countries getting this cyanide, from the companies that are producing this crap, Monsanto, DuPont, for starters --------------time for a world wide boycott on them-----------enough is enough.
Cyanide is used for one purpose in my opinion ---------------------death