Exclusive: footage shows young elephants being captured in Zimbabwe

The Guardian, 2017: "Rare footage of the capture of wild young elephants in Zimbabwe shows rough treatment of the calves as they are sedated and taken away... The international body governing the trade, Cites, is increasingly coming under fire for its role. “The scientific literature states that captive facilities continue to fall far short of meeting elephants’ natural needs for movement, space and extended social networks, with negative effects on health, behavior and reproduction,” said Anna Mulà, a legal adviser on animal law at Fondation Franz Weber, an organisation that is lobbying Cites to end the trade of live elephants

The Guardian, 2017: "Rare footage of the capture of wild young elephants in Zimbabwe shows rough treatment of the calves as they are sedated and taken away... The international body governing the trade, Cites, is increasingly coming under fire for its role. “The scientific literature states that captive facilities continue to fall far short of meeting elephants’ natural needs for movement, space and extended social networks, with negative effects on health, behavior and reproduction,” said Anna Mulà, a legal adviser on animal law at Fondation Franz Weber, an organisation that is lobbying Cites to end the trade of live elephants