News that Zimbabwe has captured dozens of baby elephants from the wild and plans to export them overseas has raised questions about the policies that govern the trade of live elephants. Under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), wild elephants can be traded for, among other things, zoos, “commercial” purposes, and “personal” reasons. Will Travers, president of Born Free, laments, “If one could have your one wish, it would be that there is a different approach to live trade under CITES.”
Link: National Geographic