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Zimbabwe Is Apparently Selling Rights To Hunt 500 'Endangered' Elephants To Raise Money For National Parks Indiatimes 4 hours ago © Provided by Indiatimes Facing cash crunch from the loss of tourism due to COVID-19, Zimbabwe has announced it will soon start selling rights to shoot 500 endangered elephants this year.   The move shockingly comes only weeks after the animals were listed as endangered.  © Provided by Indiatimes Godong/Universal Images Group Parks and Wildlife Management Authority spokesman Tinashe Farawo told AFP that elephant hunting was allowed during the country’...

Zimbabwe sells rights to hunt 'endangered' elephants Updated AFP SIMON MAINA / AFP Zimbabwe is selling rights to shoot up to 500 elephants this year to generate public revenue, the country's wildlife agency said Monday, weeks after the animals were listed as endangered. Parks and Wildlife Management Authority spokesman Tinashe Farawo told AFP elephant hunting was allowed during the country's April to October rainy season. He said revenues from the controversial activity would be particularly important this year due to the economic setbacks of coronavirus. "We got authority to hunt a maximum...

Stewart Perrie 12:46 AM, April 26 2021 GMT+1 Zimbabwe is set to soon allow up to 500 elephants to be killed by hunters in a move to boost tourism. The African country has been crippled by the coronavirus pandemic and has been looking at ways to bring in more tourists now that restrictions are easing. One of the options that will 'soon' be brought in is selling 'hunting rights' to animal killers. Tinashe Farawo, a spokesman for the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority, told CNN the plan will hopefully bring some money into the country. Advert 10 "We eat what we kill. We have a bud...

Zimbabwe is selling rights to shoot up to 500 elephants this year to generate public revenue, the country's wildlife agency said Monday, weeks after the animals were listed as endangered.

Zimbabwe to sell hunting rights for endangered elephants CNN 2 hrs ago By Columbus Mavhunga, CNN © MARTIN BUREAU/AFP/AFP via Getty Images A herd of African elephants is pictured on November 17, 2012 in Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe. AFP PHOTO MARTIN BUREAU (Photo credit should read MARTIN BUREAU/AFP via Getty Images) Zimbabwe will "soon" start selling rights to shoot as many as 500 elephants this year, the country announced this week. Tinashe Farawo, a spokesman for the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority, told CNN Thursday that declining tourism revenu...