Treasure or trophy? Legal hunts for big elephants spark ferocious debate, And so, the controversy over big game hunting -- the killing of majestic animals as trophies -- erupts again.
This time the hunt was legal. And the animal was not Cecil the lion but a nameless elephant of enormous size and advanced years. The creature was, by some accounts, the largest elephant shot in Africa in 50 years.
And, legal or not, the central question remains: Is the thrill-killing of majestic animals, legal or not, acceptable? Or should big game hunting be relegated to the era of Teddy Roosevelt more than 100 years ago?
The hunter this time was not an American dentist, as was the case with Cecil the lion, but a German hunter who paid $60,000 for the hunt, according to the Telegraph, a British newspaper.
The animal was shot October 8, according to the Telegraph, and was estimated to be between 40 and 60 years old.
This time the hunt was legal. And the animal was not Cecil the lion but a nameless elephant of enormous size and advanced years. The creature was, by some accounts, the largest elephant shot in Africa in 50 years.
And, legal or not, the central question remains: Is the thrill-killing of majestic animals, legal or not, acceptable? Or should big game hunting be relegated to the era of Teddy Roosevelt more than 100 years ago?
The hunter this time was not an American dentist, as was the case with Cecil the lion, but a German hunter who paid $60,000 for the hunt, according to the Telegraph, a British newspaper.
The animal was shot October 8, according to the Telegraph, and was estimated to be between 40 and 60 years old.
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