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Footage of young wild elephants being captured in Zimbabwe

This rare footage exposes the secretive world of wild elephant capture in Zimbabwe. The captors shoot tranquiliser guns from a helicopter on the young elephants, and then dive in the chopper to drive away the rest of the herd. Over the last 20 years more than 1000 wild elephants from Africa and Asia have been captured and sold to zoos around the world; the elephants are often captured while still young.

Despite outrage, wildlife hunting could be necessity in Zimbabwe

The killing of Cecil the lion and the more recent death of a giant African elephant have put trophy hunting in Zimbabwe in the spotlight. Now conservation groups are working to balance the outrage the hunts create with the big money the hunts bring in. CBS News correspondent Debora Patta has the story.