Came across an elephant eating from a garbage heap just behind the Courtyard Hotel in Livingstone and amongst the items it ate were a few plastics. Plastic when not disposed of in the right manner can be a threat to ecosystems and to wildlife. The impact of plastic consumed by livestock and wildlife on their digestive tracts is well documented. The elles of Livingstone should not have access to garbage disposed of in accessible heaps or pits. Their digestive tract was never meant for this kind of food and definitely not for plastic.
The impact of burning plastic from these waste heaps and in backyard pits also goes under the radar country-wide. There are so many harmful chemicals released from these burning pits that we breathe everyday. Open air burning is already illegal as per council regulation and ZEMA law, and must be avoided and stopped. Let us hold our neighbours accountable when the indulge in open air burning whether during the day or night time.
#KeepOurTourismCapitalClean
#ProtectOurElles
#BanPlasticinZambia
@Future for Elephants e.V.