Why the Trophy Hunter Shows the Dark Side of Who We Are

Regina Clarke
Nov 4 · 3 min read

Taking the life of elephants for sport is a travesty. A person feeling inner satisfaction at the death of any creature they have just destroyed warrants some kind of intervention. Smiling broadly for the camera as the person stands over the body of an elephant or tiger or lion or family of chimpanzees or deer or caribou or giraffe or any other wild creature on this earth is another travesty…

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Regina Clarke

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Storyteller in the ancient terrain of the Hudson River Valley. Loves writing, sparkly things, and lively conversation. www.regina-clarke.com

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