Scandalous footage has emerged showing a raging herd of elephants in Nakabolelwa Conservancy, Namibia charging towards the two armed men after they shoot and kill one of their bull members.
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The two callous men are seen shooting 3 times before they realise that they're in danger. Whilst the injured elephant bull stumbles and gives in to his injuries, the panicked and enraged parade of around a dozen of 7-tonne elephants come charging and the bewildered men, as they begin to run and curse at the spectacle.
It is alleged that the video has been filmed around 4 years ago, but only now has surfaced online. Whilst hunting of this nature is hugely frowned upon in Africa, it remains legal under strict regulation.
Crone Kruger, a Namibia-based professional hunter, commented on the incident explaining that, due to an incredibly low quota of African elephants worldwide, hunters "only hunt two elephants a year". Hunting safaris are also offered by several Namibia-based companies, which can be rented by foreign nationals - no licence required.
Whilst there were as many as 3-5 million Africanelephantsroaming the sub-Saharan region throughout the early 20th century, only around 415,000 are left in the world today.
