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06-15-2014, 09:46 AM
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One of Africa’s most iconic and well-loved tusker elephants has been killed by ivory poachers.
The carcass of Satao, who roamed Kenya’s Tsavo East National Park for at least 45 years, was discovered with his face hacked off after being hit with a poisoned arrow.
‘It is with enormous regret that we confirm there is no doubt that Satao is dead,’ the Tsavo Trust said in a statement.
‘Satao killed by an ivory poacher’s poisoned arrow to feed the seemingly insatiable demand for ivory in far off countries.
‘A great life lost so that someone far away can have a trinket on their mantelpiece.’
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The Tsavo Trust had been monitoring Satao’s movements using aerial reconnaissance for the last 18 months and said his enormous tusks were ‘easily identifiable’ from the air.
But Satao had moved to the boundary of the vast national park in recent weeks to find fresh water and vegetation.
A Tsavo spokesman added: ‘With today’s mounting poaching pressures and anti-poaching resources stretched to the limit, it proved impossible to prevent the poachers getting through the net.’
One of Africa’s most iconic and well-loved tusker elephants has been killed by ivory poachers.
The carcass of Satao, who roamed Kenya’s Tsavo East National Park for at least 45 years, was discovered with his face hacked off after being hit with a poisoned arrow.
‘It is with enormous regret that we confirm there is no doubt that Satao is dead,’ the Tsavo Trust said in a statement.
‘Satao killed by an ivory poacher’s poisoned arrow to feed the seemingly insatiable demand for ivory in far off countries.
‘A great life lost so that someone far away can have a trinket on their mantelpiece.’
http://i.imgur.com/zDnAZFJ.jpg
The Tsavo Trust had been monitoring Satao’s movements using aerial reconnaissance for the last 18 months and said his enormous tusks were ‘easily identifiable’ from the air.
But Satao had moved to the boundary of the vast national park in recent weeks to find fresh water and vegetation.
A Tsavo spokesman added: ‘With today’s mounting poaching pressures and anti-poaching resources stretched to the limit, it proved impossible to prevent the poachers getting through the net.’