Al Jazeera on MSN

Why are conservationists alarmed about Botswana’s biggest elephant hunt?

Botswana holds the world’s largest elephant population with one of the highest trophy-hunting quotas.
Newsweek

Biggest Elephant in Botswana Killed by Trophy Hunters for 8ft Tusks

The biggest elephant in Botswana has been killed by trophy hunters for its near 8-foot-long tusks. The elephant had been carrying 200 pounds of ivory in its tusks, and was the largest to be hunted in ...
Daily Maverick

Unsustainable elephant hunting is a growing economic risk for Botswana, says report

When poaching amplifies the effect of higher hunting quotas, it is bad news for the future of Botswana’s elephant population ...
insider.si.edu

The Biggest Elephant Ever Killed By Man: In the dense, wild bush of Angola, in Africa, a hunter tracks and kills the largest animal ever shot on earth

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Sports Illustrated article written by Josef J. Fénykövi about tracking his famous elephant that now stands in the Rotunda of the National Museum ...
KRQE Blogs

Raja the elephant, a big draw at the St. Louis Zoo, is moving to Columbus to breed

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS (AP) — Raja the elephant has been ...