30 Tanzania's super tuskers face extinction due to trophy hunting, threatening ecosystem balance.
Tanzania's super tuskers, crucial for ecosystem balance, face extinction due to trophy hunting, with an estimated 30 remaining in Africa, including 8 in the Greater Amboseli-West Kilimanjaro population. Conservationists argue that hunting these elephants for short-term gains reduces long-term ecological stability and adds stress on a species already impacted by climate change, habitat loss, poaching, and wildlife trafficking. Kenya's Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) is calling for harmonized coexistence between humans and elephants, aiming to address challenges such as habitat loss, climate change, and poaching through habitat restoration, conflict mitigation, and enhancing elephant value to local communities.
August 12, 2024
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