If you thought that you cannot buy and own an elephant then it is high time you reconsidered your thinking. Zimbabwe is selling its wildlife and individuals are encouraged to place their orders. In fact, the authorities in Zimbabwe is calling on well-off Zimbabweans to try and at least own a wild animal especially an elephant.
Zimbabwe has been hit by the worst drought ever and there are concerns that wild animals will soon be extinct in the country. Authorities have said that the country can no longer sustain wild animals in terms of water and food due to the severe drought. The authorities are now appealing for people to buy all the animals so as to save them.
Last year, Zimbabwe came under fire from wild animals activists when the country exported 60 elephants to China. So far, according to authorities, no African state has shown interest in buying the wild animals leaving China as the only ready market.
More devastating is the announcement by the authorities in Zimbabwe that they are considering killing more than 200 lions so as to reduce their population. They argue that the lions have exploded in population and yet there are no other animals to feed on.
Economy of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is headed by President Robert Mugabe. The man is 92 years old and still insists that he is too young to retire from the helm of power. The President celebrated his 92nd birthday in a celebrations ruled with pomp and color and one that was estimated to have costed the country more than one billion US Dollars.
The economy of Zimbabwe went to its knees more than six years ago. The local currency totally lost its value and it is no longer in use. The country adopted the use of Chinese Yen before shifting to the use of the dollar. The Central Bank of Zimbabwe is now considering printings its own version of the dollar so as to ease the cash deficiency in the country.
Donors have taken off from Zimbabwe and there are concerns that the country will soon go into recession. It is estimated that 90 percent of Zimbabweans now live in abject poverty.
Article by Juma Fred.