(11-17-2017, 08:58 AM)flsprtsgod Wrote:

(11-17-2017, 08:20 AM)StroudCrowd1 Wrote: Pardon my big game ignorance, but is shooting a 12,000 target that moves slower than a Ford Pinto an accomplishment worthy of praise?

It's  not, but neither is trophy hunting the reason for their endangerment either.

It's a contributor. Ivory poachers and human infringement on their land are the biggest factors in their dwindling numbers, which make it all the more senseless that they are allowed to be hunted. Why? Because someone has so much bloodlust that they want to kill a creature that they can't eat for food, but simply want the thrill of ending its life? Elephants have a gestation period of 22 months, so it's not like they can get their numbers back up quickly, once the population is depleted.

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