By Daily Nation
The poachers single out an elephant and build its profile over a period of time.
They investigate if it is male or female; if it has calves; its approximate age, and how big its tusks are.
Once satisfied that it is a good target, they estimate how much poison can kill it. That poison is meticulously prepared then applied on arrowheads that are shot into the jumbo’s body at the opportune time.
Then the poachers wait for eight to 12 hours for the poison to take effect, tracking the subdued beast as it wages its last battle.
Loud trumpeting will tell them that the elephant is on its last minutes and they will pounce, hiving off the tusks before rangers rush to the scene.
Imagine being allowed to film all that, and to even interview the poachers on their motivations for the activity.
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