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Kenya Wildlife Services personnel secure an elephant that has been sedated for collaring.
A Kenyan Wildlife Services veterinarian prepares to shoot a tranquilizer dart into an elephant at the Tsavo-East National park on March 19, 2012 during the second phase of a collaring exercise funded by International Fund for Animal Welfare and the Kenya Wildlife Services in the wake of a dramatic increase in elephant killings.
Kenya's estimated 30,000 elephants have come under growing risk as poachers continue to kill animals for their prized tusks.
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A just-revived elephant tries to stand back up after it was sedated for collaring.
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I have long thought that the poachers should be shot on sight!
This makes me cringe, how can someone kill such beautiful animals for their own selfish needs. I understand if its a deer or some other type of game that you eat but killing beautiful elephants for their tusks just pisses me off.