Leon Kachelhoffer is a Botswanan trophy hunter who caused an international outcry for killing a circa 45-year-old rare and well-known 'big tusker elephant in Botswana in 2022 alongside a smaller second elephant.[1][2][3]
Kachelhoffer justified his killing by stating that poachers may otherwise have targeted the elephant for its ivory, had he not shot the animal himself.[3]
When asked about the case, Dr. Dilys Roe of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) speculated that paid elephant hunting could have a positive impact on wildlife, highlighting that "if nothing can be earned with wildlife, the local population would rather convert the hunting grounds into agricultural land and kill the animals themselves".[4]
References
edit- ^ "Trophy hunters kill two of Africa's biggest elephants in Botswana". africageographic.com. April 13, 2022.
- ^ "Un cazador pagó 50 mil dólares para matar al elefante tusker más grande de Botswana | Mundo". La Voz del Interior. 20 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Jäger töten Elefanten - und lächeln dann in die Kamera". www.oe24.at. April 21, 2022.
- ^ "Weltnaturschutzunion: Großwildjagd kann Chance für den Naturschutz sein". bild.de. April 24, 2022.
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