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44. The reports I have read is such animals are killed, so poaches will not waste time tracking them

Mon Jun 16, 2014, 11:41 PM

Jun 2014

What I have read, it was more to do with Rhino hones, is that poachers after tracking a Rhino without a horn, would kill it so they would not waste time tracking it again while they search for Rhinos to hunt. I can see the same Logic being applied by poachers of Elephants. Track down an elephant, find out it has no horns, then kill it so next time when they track an elephant it is one with tusks not one without tusks.

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Poachers Kill Satao, One of the World's Largest Elephants [View all] JI7 Jun 2014 OP

What a magnificent creature, this is horrifying. Mnemosyne Jun 2014 #1

there are pictures of him dead and what they did to him JI7 Jun 2014 #2

Sadly, their horror would last a few minutes until the next shiny object replaces the story. I can't Mnemosyne Jun 2014 #4

People care more about Kim and Kanye's fake wedding than they do AngryDem001 Jun 2014 #10

+1 n/t JudyM Jun 2014 #37

the aerial pic of him splayed out in the clearing just killed me Justitia Jun 2014 #9

yup, you said it, scum of the earth : ( MBS Jun 2014 #32

Satao with other elephants to get an idea of how much larger he was JI7 Jun 2014 #3

Poor old fellow... A shame on anyone that buys the products that these graceful creatures are Mnemosyne Jun 2014 #6

+1,000 freshwest Jun 2014 #11

Some humans really suck. nt Mnemosyne Jun 2014 #42

Just horrible. polly7 Jun 2014 #14

Damn, this is heartbreaking. Xyzse Jun 2014 #22

could spray painting the tusks help ? annm4peace Jun 2014 #5

Spray pain would come off but I was wondering if there is a dye that could penetrate the ivory McCamy Taylor Jun 2014 #8

We can largely stop the ivory trade now. LeftyMom Jun 2014 #13

+1,000,001. (N/t) Lefta Dissenter Jun 2014 #19

Wish I could agree with you packman Jun 2014 #24

Typically, conservationists will saw the tusks off... DRoseDARs Jun 2014 #12

so why don't poachers just do this also ? JI7 Jun 2014 #15

Because an AK-47 and a magazine of bullets is cheap, fast and easy NickB79 Jun 2014 #16

i know they don't care about the animals, but i mean it would seem beneficial to them JI7 Jun 2014 #17

It's a huge animal. I don't think it will sit still while they are cutting its tasks off. LisaL Jun 2014 #26

An AK is to weak for taking down an elephant, good to go after game wardens, but not elephants. happyslug Jun 2014 #46

I imagine its easier to kill the aminal. LisaL Jun 2014 #25

There have been reports that poachers will still kill for the stumps csziggy Jun 2014 #38

... n/t DRoseDARs Jun 2014 #41

The reports I have read is such animals are killed, so poaches will not waste time tracking them happyslug Jun 2014 #44

I didn't want to believe it was true. beam me up scottie Jun 2014 #7

I feel your pain. : ( n/t MBS Jun 2014 #33

What a bunch of sick fucks. blackspade Jun 2014 #18

Well, China needs icons for their mantles. nt onehandle Jun 2014 #20

''Tried to hide his tusks.'' Octafish Jun 2014 #21

Bastards packman Jun 2014 #23

+ 1000 n/t MBS Jun 2014 #30

Goodbye Harmony Blue Jun 2014 #27

How is this still going on? The Stranger Jun 2014 #28

my question too. . and even escalating, despite US ban on sales MBS Jun 2014 #29

Bastard poachers should be shot on sight. I just don't care about them. catbyte Jun 2014 #31

I have to say that I feel the same way n/t MBS Jun 2014 #34

Lowlife bastards CountAllVotes Jun 2014 #35

I wonder if DNA tracking could be done? Alameda Jun 2014 #36

Yes it can be done, the Horn is a product of cells that DNA tracking is possible. happyslug Jun 2014 #45

It seems like that may be a way Alameda Jun 2014 #47

The problem is the willingness to test each piece of ivory. happyslug Jun 2014 #48

Awwww. KittyWampus Jun 2014 #39

Not cool! shenmue Jun 2014 #40

I don't believe in violence. But I also believe flvegan Jun 2014 #43