POACHERS ARENT THE ONLY CULPRITS. Very wealthy hunters, are picking off elephants in their zeal to bag the biggest tusks and trophies and rise within the ranks of the global trophy hunting fraternity. Its time that all African nations with elephants join Botswana, Kenya and Zambia in barring trophy hunting. Elephants are much more valuable to the economies of African nations alive than dead. An elephant can be watched throughout his lifetime, and theres an enormous and growing pool of ecotourism customers waiting for that thrilling experience. On the other hand, the creature targeted by the hunter dies after a single bullet tears up his insides, meaning the revenue gained is merely a one shot deal. edition.cnn/2014/06/26/opinion/pacelle-elephant-poaching/ gb
Posted on: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 14:42:40 +0000