Trophy hunting is driving Kenya's super tusker elephants towards extinction at the Tanzania border

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Trophy hunting is driving Kenya's super tusker elephants towards extinction
at the Tanzania border
Catherine Soi, Al Jazeera
October 16, 2024

See link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvtoT3Xml70 for video.

Cra Craig, a super tusker in Kenya's Amboseli National Park, is one of the
most photographed elephants. With fewer than 30 super tuskers left,
researchers aim to protect them by fitting tracking collars on 11 elephants.

However, some bulls are still vulnerable when they cross into Tanzania,
where trophy hunting is legal. Five bulls have been killed recently,
raising concerns about the sustainability of hunting practices. Despite
Tanzania’s claims to regulate trophy hunts, conservationists warn that the
loss of big males threatens the elephant population. g, a super tusker in
Kenya's Amboseli National Park, is one of the most photographed elephants.

With fewer than 30 super tuskers left, researchers aim to protect them by
fitting tracking collars on 11 elephants. However, some bulls are still
vulnerable when they cross into Tanzania, where trophy hunting is legal.
Five bulls have been killed recently, raising concerns about the
sustainability of hunting practices. Despite Tanzania’s claims to regulate
trophy hunts, conservationists warn that the loss of big males threatens
the elephant population.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvtoT3Xml70

Trophy hunting is driving Kenya's super tusker elephants towards extinction at the Tanzania border Catherine Soi, Al Jazeera October 16, 2024 See link <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvtoT3Xml70> for video. Cra Craig, a super tusker in Kenya's Amboseli National Park, is one of the most photographed elephants. With fewer than 30 super tuskers left, researchers aim to protect them by fitting tracking collars on 11 elephants. However, some bulls are still vulnerable when they cross into Tanzania, where trophy hunting is legal. Five bulls have been killed recently, raising concerns about the sustainability of hunting practices. Despite Tanzania’s claims to regulate trophy hunts, conservationists warn that the loss of big males threatens the elephant population. g, a super tusker in Kenya's Amboseli National Park, is one of the most photographed elephants. With fewer than 30 super tuskers left, researchers aim to protect them by fitting tracking collars on 11 elephants. However, some bulls are still vulnerable when they cross into Tanzania, where trophy hunting is legal. Five bulls have been killed recently, raising concerns about the sustainability of hunting practices. Despite Tanzania’s claims to regulate trophy hunts, conservationists warn that the loss of big males threatens the elephant population. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvtoT3Xml70