Categories
Travel World

Born Free calls on Zambian government to call off cull of 1,250 hippo

International wildlife charity, Born Free, has warned 1,250 of Africa’s increasingly rare hippopotamus, living in Zambia’s Luangwa Valley, face terror and death following the Zambian government’s decision to approve a controversial ‘cull’, due to begin in a few weeks’ time. Born Free President & Co-Founder, Will Travers OBE, stated: “The justifications for this cull – which […]

Categories
Travel World

Born Free urges EU to stop trade of live African elephants for exploitation in zoos

This week, in a landmark decision, 46 governments voted in committee to end the barbaric practice of capturing live wild baby and juvenile elephants, mainly in Zimbabwe, for trade to zoos and circuses around the world, at the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Shockingly and shamefully, […]