Another elephant has just been killed in Zimbabwe by a German hunter. This happened less than three months after Cecil the Lion was shot dead. The elephant killed by this German hunter has killed is said to weigh122lb and the ugly incident took place at a game park in Zimbabwe.
Its tusk is almost touching the ground and they have a combined weight of 120lb, making it a rare breed of elephant in Zimbabwe. The elephant is said to be between 40 - 60 years old.
According to analysts, the elephant is the biggest to be shot in living memory, at the time of its death on the 8th of October, 2015.
The elephant thought to be the oldest and biggest elephant to be killed in Africa in 30 years. This abuse and callous act is said to have cost the German hunter $60,000 (£39,000) in hunting permit, to take part in the organised hunt.
The man, who the hunt’s organisers have refused to name, had travelled to Zimbabwe to conduct a 21-day game hunt including the Big Five of elephants, leopards, lions, buffalo and rhinoceros.
The kill was celebrated in hunting forums around the world, where it was suggested he might have been the biggest elephant killed in Africa for almost 30 years.
Conservationists and photographic safari operators in the area expressed their outrage on last night (Oct 15), saying the animal was one of a kind and should have been preserved for all to see.
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