Another "Super Tusker" Elephant Gunned Down By Trophy Hunter in Tanzania

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In the past 6 months, 3 "super tusker" elephants have been gunned down by trophy hunters in Tanzania. Alarmingly, there have since been 3 more hunting licenses issued which will see another 3 of these magnificent elephants slaughtered for fun. There are reportedly fewer than 50 of these Super Tuskers left in Africa, jeopardizing future elephant populations and disrupting current hierarchies all to satisfy the sick urges of wealthy Americans. Elephants can not sustain our ignorance forever.

Super tuskers are described as elephants with at least one tusk weighing in over 100 pounds. They are easily recognizable due to the sheer size of their tusks, and are sought after by illegal poachers looking to profit off of illegal ivory, and disgusting trophy hunters. Often times, males over 40 are targeted due to what trophy hunters believe is their lack of reproductive opportunity. Basically, they justify slaughtering these animals with reasoning that has been disproved by science multiple times. Bulls are healthy and wholly capable of reproducing well in to their 40's / early 50's if left alive. By slaughtering these males, trophy hunters are directly impacting future elephant populations by taking out healthy, strong male elephants under the guise of conservation / elephant sterility.

I've said this multiple times before but we need to step it up in terms of trophy hunting. Why are we still permitting the slaughter of species' that will inevitably face extinction? Do we not care enough about the survival and future of a species that we can honestly turn a blind eye to their perils in order to justify our sick urges to shoot and kill them for fun? With all of the endless opportunities for entertainment we are provided, especially if you've got tens of thousands of dollars to spend on a trip to shoot and kill elephants, there is simply no justification for ending the life of an animal that has so much importance in the grand scheme of things.

Africa continues to face droughts that are leaving Africa's wildlife desperate for water and other perils including human conflict and illegal poaching. knowing their struggles? Why are we issuing more licenses to kill them for fun? Why are we helping along the extinction of one of our planet's most recognized and beloved species? Why do we care about the extinction of a species when we've pushed them so very close because of our own actions? Our poorly timed concern leaves these species in grave danger of extinction which then puts financial pressures on organizations tasked with saving them. We could easily avoid this if we stopped directly contributing to their demise, don't ya think?

This is shameful news. Tanzania / Kenya MUST do better in protecting their wildlife before we inevitably see the extinction of elephants, giraffes, and other vulnerable species. Stop the killing. Stop profiting off of the death of animals who only yearn for life.

HAPPY VEG