tdierikx Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 There are no words... *sob* http://www.theguardian.com/environment/africa-wild/2014/jun/13/kenyas-biggest-elephant-killed-by-poachers T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poochmad Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 They are just (insert really bad swear word here) As soon as it was known about an elephant with tusks like that he was doomed. It's so sad that men (and I'm sure they are all men who want these trophies) look past the beauty of the animal or environment for their own need. So sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 What hope is there for us? and by that I mean all life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diva Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 :cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Crazy Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 I'm too scared to open the link.... Shame on them if I'm guessing right. How can they slaughter anything let alone something as beautiful as an elephant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving my Oldies Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 I'm too scared to open the link.... Shame on them if I'm guessing right. How can they slaughter anything let alone something as beautiful as an elephant No way can I open the link either. Total barbarians. And I agree, Kirislin. What hope is there for this world. So much horror being perpetrated with such ease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perrin Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 There's no graphic pictures. Just beautiful photos. The story is sad but also not graphic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Elephants are my favourite animal and reading Lawrence Anthony's books has made me appreciate them more. So this is very upsetting for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harley Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 So, so sad such a beautiful creature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottsmum Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coogie Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Completely heartbreaking.There are so few of the magnificent "Bwana Tembo" Tuskers left now, I remember when I lived there, Ahmed the elephant being under armed guard in Marsabit National Park. He was protected by a Presidential decree from Jomo Kenyatta. He was supposed to have 2 armed guards with him at all times, the official line was that he died of old age in '74. There were a lot of rumours locally though that he was poached too. There was a life size statue of him outside the Nairobi Museum, future generations will probably only get to see the statues, all the real ellies will be gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavNrott Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 How devastating and appalling that the world has lost this magnificent animal to the greed of poachers and the country/s (China comes to mind) who pay these poachers money for ivory. Where were KWS whose job it was to protect Satao? There is much corruption involved in the ivory trade. I would never buy any item of ivory. No matter how beautiful the ivory item, it doesn't come close to the beauty of the magnificant animals who are killed by cruel, greedy people country/s involved in the supply and demand of ivory. The country/s who buy ivory have the blood of this beautiful massive elephant on their hands as much as the poachers who killed him, as do those people who buy items of ivory. Please don't tell me that ivory is also considered to be an aphrodisiac for the limp and flaccid that they sell in those peculiar little shops I saw in Hong Kong. Rest In Peace Satao. There are many who mourn your passing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coogie Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 If people want to help or learn a bit more about the ongoing battle against poaching The Tsavo Trust has a specific program protecting (well trying to protect) the big bulls. Link here: Tsavo Tuskers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juice Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 so wrong, yes ,why wasn't he being protected? can they not cut down elephants tusks at the base to stop them being poached, or do they need them to survive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coogie Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 (edited) I think Lewa have tried this on a limited basis Juice, but more to manage the Human/Elephant conflict aspect of serial fence breakers. There is a nerve running part way down the tusks so they couldn't cut all the way to the skin. Bulls (and other ellies) use their tusks to eat, fight, display during mating season etc. So there were concerns over the social and physical impacts for the elephant herds if mass detusking was undertaken. I am not sure if they have tried it elsewhere. Edited to add the link to the Lewa detusking study. As I thought, not to do with poaching, I know some parks and ranches used to dehorn rhino, maybe the impact is not as great for them. Lewa Detusking Edited June 15, 2014 by coogie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted June 15, 2014 Author Share Posted June 15, 2014 Another blog entry about Satao... Warning: There is an arial photo of him after the poachers had finished and left him for the scavengers. http://markdeeble.wordpress.com/2014/06/15/satao-a-legend-2/ T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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