22 more elephants poisoned to death in Zimbabwe

[kydranel]

At least 22 more elephants have died from suspected poisoning by poachers near Zimbabwe's main game reserve, a parks official said Tuesday, as conservationists struggle to stem a spate of attacks.
"We recovered 22 elephant carcasses in the Sinamatela area yesterday and so far we have also recovered 35 tusks," Caroline Washaya, spokeswoman for the parks and wildlife management authority, told AFP.
"Initial investigations indicate that there was cyanide poisoning. We continue to lobby for deterrent penalties for people found with poisonous substances such as cyanide.
"We can't continue to lose wildlife at such a rate."
The latest deaths came less than two weeks after 26 elephants died from poisoning in two separate incidents outside Hwange National Park, in the resort town of Kariba and near Zimbabwe's border with Botswana.
And last month, at least 14 elephants died of poisoning in various attacks.
Poaching is common in Zimbabwe's game parks with elephants and rhino as the main targets for their tusks and horns which are smuggled to eastern Asian countries.
Last year, more than 300 elephants died after suspected poachers placed cyanide near their watering holes.

[ldanequbain]

aw...why are they doing this?

[danel]

If a person is a suspected poacher (and I'm sure there are some who are), don't give them a trial or a chance to "redeem" themselves. Shoot them on sight! What will they do when all the elephants and rhinos are gone (and they are disappearing at a phenomenal rate)? What will they turn their attention to next?

These people are just looking for the fast buck with no thought to what will happen in the future. Those that purchase the "products" should also be punished severely! No questions, no defense, nothing! Just punishment!

[iv4n]

aw...why are they doing this?

Money, money, money... this is catastrophe. Poor elephants, just cause someone wants some jewelry. After this kind of news i loose faith in future, we will never see good times, and this is just one more proof of people's evil. How many animals needs to die until we figure it out what we are doing is bad? And this people that do this things, and people that buys it are just crazy.. are they ready to kill all animals in world cause of fashion?

[vero]

Tragically, they'll be lots more of these pachyderm poisonings by cyanide. The poachers that can manage to obtain it will use it for it's stealth, to avoid loud gunshots. This is pure evil. Those responsible must be jailed without food for a couple days, then fed a delicious meal laced with cyanide.

[hoian0809]

It's hard to find anything to say about people using cyanide to indiscriminately kill wild elephants for money. This is our species....

[WhiskeyInTheJar]

Can't understand how humans can come to the point to poision wild animals just for some money ....

[anthonycamp]

well you eat sometimes and you kill like cows to fish and even veggies soo the fact of killing dangerouse species just for marfin its stupid but if was food it was not just it but elephants have great fellings should live like other dagered species its a shame that we dont preserve its true

[Denker]

News like this make me hate myself being a human. Every other species on this planet is living in harmony and peace with this planet. The human is planet earth's cancer!!
Only we kill and destroy for profit.

[okae]

well is truth that all those things happen in 2015, i mean that some guys made some money about it, because in the end that's the final reason.

News like this make me hate myself being a human. Every other species on this planet is living in harmony and peace with this planet. The human is planet earth's cancer!!
Only we kill and destroy for profit.

that's exactly what i was talking about, if we "humans" really want to stop it there is nothing that can stop us, but the truth is that there is someone who don't want it, so as i said, is sad that an human kill an animal for money, but is more sad that we humans did not stop humans who want to do it.

[christycalhoun]

These people do these things as a means to escape poverty. I would probably consider doing this sort of business if I were making $1-2 a day too.

[frank26]

Zimbabwe rangers have found 22 elephants that were poisoned with cyanide.They also recovered 22 elephant carcasses in the Sinamatela area yesterday and so far we have also recovered 35 tusks.Mainly they do the business of tusks and exported.This is destroying our wildlife.

[vero]

Zimbabwe rangers have found 22 elephants that were poisoned with cyanide.They also recovered 22 elephant carcasses in the Sinamatela area yesterday and so far we have also recovered 35 tusks.Mainly they do the business of tusks and exported.This is destroying our wildlife.

40 dead elephants killed in a weeks time, Where are all the crusaders who were calling for the dentist/hunter to be jailed or even killed? Don't they have anything to say about this?

[panju1]

Zimbabwe rangers have found 22 elephants that were poisoned with cyanide.They also recovered 22 elephant carcasses in the Sinamatela area yesterday and so far we have also recovered 35 tusks.Mainly they do the business of tusks and exported.This is destroying our wildlife.

40 dead elephants killed in a weeks time, Where are all the crusaders who were calling for the dentist/hunter to be jailed or even killed? Don't they have anything to say about this?

That was an American.
Calling for action against poor Africans doesn't attract the same media attention.

[zenitzz]

Save the animals! More than 7 billion humans already destroying this planet. Don't be selfish - have less kids! Provide free contraceptives and sterilization to people WORLD-wide and give people that choice. Do something to address human OVER-population, over-consumption, resource depletion, habitat destruction, over-fished waters, desertification, pollution, species extinction, war, etc.

[isvicre]

It happens basically for money. They get so easy money with this.
And I guess it is not even hard, probably they won't be caught.

[vero]

Zimbabwe rangers have found 22 elephants that were poisoned with cyanide.They also recovered 22 elephant carcasses in the Sinamatela area yesterday and so far we have also recovered 35 tusks.Mainly they do the business of tusks and exported.This is destroying our wildlife.

40 dead elephants killed in a weeks time, Where are all the crusaders who were calling for the dentist/hunter to be jailed or even killed? Don't they have anything to say about this?

That was an American.
Calling for action against poor Africans doesn't attract the same media attention.

yeah!! Just get these animals out of Africa , if Africa does not want to protect its iconic animals what other choice is there . Do they think there is an never ending gift of Bull elephants Bull rhinos and male lions growing on trees ? Don't they know what extinction of these animals will do to their culture ??

[Qusocia]

Really sad stuff...I think we need to bring all of the elephants to Mars to preserve them.

[saddampbuh]

Save the animals! More than 7 billion humans already destroying this planet. Don't be selfish - have less kids! Provide free contraceptives and sterilization to people WORLD-wide and give people that choice. Do something to address human OVER-population, over-consumption, resource depletion, habitat destruction, over-fished waters, desertification, pollution, species extinction, war, etc.

the folks who need to stop having kids wont have internet access to read this, savages as they are

[Faradey100]

Its horribly,l hate animal abuse.