UPDATE 6/25/15: CONTROVERSIAL EXPORT OF CAPTURED WILD BABY ELEPHANTS TO CHINA APPEARS TO BE UNDERWAY

A grim fate likely awaits young elephants plucked from Zimbabwe's wild.

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VIDEO: Young elephants separated from their mothers are being held in an enclosure in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe.

Video and above photo courtesy of The Global March for Elephants and Rhinos.

YOUNG LIONS ARE REPORTEDLY READY TO BE AIRLIFTED TO CHINA ALONG WITH THE ELEPHANTS

PHOTOGRAPH BY THE GLOBAL MARCH FOR ELEPHANTS AND RHINOS

TIGHT FIT: THESE CONTAINERS, SHOWN ON THEIR SIDES, ARE PRESUMED TO BE FOR THE TRANSPORT OF THE YOUNG ELEPHANTS

PHOTOGRAPH BY THE GLOBAL MARCH FOR ELEPHANTS AND RHINOS