ZIM DUPED OF US$13M IN ELEPHANT EXPORT DEALS TO CHINA, DUBAI

The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority may
have misled the Convention on Trade in Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna
(CITES) when it reported having sold 97 baby elephants to China and Dubai in
the period 2012 to 2017, but was duped of…

The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority may have misled the Convention on Trade in Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna (CITES) when it reported having sold 97 baby elephants to China and Dubai in the period 2012 to 2017, but was duped of US$13 million in potential revenue by Chinese buyers, middlemen and corrupt local officials. In a new report that details corruption in the live