Elephants flee troubled Zim
2009-04-28 07:31
Harare - Conservationists say growing pressure from poaching and human encroachment has driven hundreds of elephants across Zimbabwe's borders.
The independent Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force is appealing for more action - and money - to preserve the troubled nation's wildlife.
The task force says Zimbabwe's economic meltdown has seen humans encroach more and more into areas previously reserved for wildlife.
In a report on Monday, members of the task force said three elephants also roamed into an eastern Zimbabwean city and hungry leopards stalked an upscale suburb of the capital, Harare.
- AP