German Hunter pays £39,000 to kill largest elephant in living memory

I think the solution is sustainable development. Poaching is a problem of poverty. In Europe, we can do a better job at protecting ecosystems because we have more widespread conservationist norms. I just think we shouldn't be satisfied with a solution that involved killing what we're trying to protect.

As the OP has said it is sad indeed that an endangered animal should be killed in this way. I chose not to look at the footage-it is all too familiar. As for the hunter as I think we have established by now on this thread the vegan-fetishers /hunters are not the sharpest tools in the shed, they've got guns and sh*t for brains and that's it.. Obviously there should be better controls of poaching, clear demarcation of hunting/non hunting areas, and better controls to prevent unlawful hunting especially of endangered species.

Umm, are you replying to the right person?

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I don't think its quite the same thing. I don't eat a lot of meat (mostly just chicken and mince) but most of the meat people eat come from animals that are bred for that purpose. I'm not trying to defend that, but I do think there is a difference between lifting a packet of pork chops from a shelf and cooking them, to actually shooting the pig yourself and enjoying it.

On the other hand, this guy has paid nearly £40,000 for the satisfaction of killing a defenceless animal. To me, that is completely sick. He will celebrate his 'huge accomplishment', boast about it and then he will move on and kill something else. He should be locked up.

This is so true.

I am sorry but if someone actually pays money just so he can shoot an animal that he isn't even going to eat... I find this seriously worrying, like he comes off as an actual psychopath. I know I wouldnt feel safe living on the same street as him. in fact i feel uneasy knowing we live on the same continent.

How do you know he didn't eat the meat or at least some of it?

you're right, since he is a murderous psychopath, there is actually a good chance he ate the victim for dinner, as they sometimes do if you look at news reports. i didnt even think about that.

How can he be murderous if he hasn't killed anyone?

the nitpickiness and useless semantics isnt gonna get u far with me, hun

I don't want to get far with you. I don't even want to get to first base.

Face it you didn't even get to first base with anyone-gotta be a bit sharper mate

Depends which ones, wwf has African elephants rated as "vulnerable" -then there's the knock on effect of loss of habitat for other species caused by their demise so there's a damaging ripple effect. (The same things that are happening as a result of the loss of bees and bats around the world ie increased use of pesticides GMO, contamination, etc only in a different form to the local ecology)

I agree, that is disgusting. However, killing that particular elephant may have been a mistake but these rich people hunting trips are what funds conservation in many African countries. The money he pays to do so will save hundreds of animals.

Well that's the myth. For some reason I'm sceptical because Zimbabwe is a corrupt region, and so far the money it has received has still not stopped the endemic poaching problem. So how many more animals have to die before we discover the money is in fact just diminishing African Wildlife and disappearing into some officials back pocket.

Vulnerable is now synonymous to endangered?! You must ugently write to Oxford so that they can publish this in their next edition of the OED!

hehe-another semantic fool with no argument bites the dust yes vulnerable obviously "is" related to endangered in this context and in OED. Get back to school sonny!