I thought this was quite a good article on the topic: "Who Wants to Shoot an Elephant?" – https://www.gq.com/story/what-its-like-to-hunt-an-elephant https://www

I thought this was quite a good article on the topic: "Who Wants to Shoot an Elephant?" – https://www.gq.com/story/what-its-like-to-hunt-an-elephant https://www.gq.com/story/what-its-like-to-hunt-an-elephant While I understand the need for wildlife conservation, all of this sits quite uneasy with me. What kind of person thinks it's just amazing to shoot such an intelligent being as an elephant? Then again, is it really worth making a huge fuss about a relatively small amount of animals who get to live most of their lives in freedom, when there are billions of animals every year being raised in far worse circumstances? It seems to me that's a far more pressing matter. Also, according to [1], "elephants roaming the country have killed 36 people over the past two years", which complicate things even further. Elephants are beautiful animals, but they're also wild animals. And quite large ones at that. You'd probably lose a fight with an elephant – badly. [1]: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/five-things-know-about-botswanas-decision-lift-ban-hunting-elephants-180972281/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/five-things-know-a...