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A professional trophy hunter shot and killed the largest ‘tusker’ elephant in Botswana after paying $50,000 to join a hunt.
Botswanan hunter Leon Kachelhoffer claims he killed the big tusker, which was carrying 200lb (91kg) of ivory, on the country’s northern border with Namibia.
The elephant was in its early-50s and killed with a single shot, a hunting industry spokesperson confirmed.
There are only 40 ‘hundred pounder’ tusker elephants with at least one tusk weighing 100lb left roaming in Africa.
©Provided by Daily MailThe hunted elephant (pictured by its hunters) was in its early-50s and killed with a single shot
Kachelhoffer reposted a Facebook story describing his controversial conquest and appeared on a podcast to explain the hunt.
He told Blood Origins host Robbie Kroger that he did not expect a controversy to arise.
Kachelhoffer laughed and said:…
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