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**Bromymbollile** · 01-17-2011, 11:19 PM

Are we really expecting mammoth to be that tasty? Elephant isn't a highly sought after meat, as far as I know.

Elephants are protected by hunting bans. A pair of tusks brings in tens of thousands of dollars, far more than a carcass would, and they are far more easily transportable.

If you can get away with killing elephants, the economics pushes you to take the tusks and leave the meat, and that's precisely what's done.

01-17-2011, 11:19 PM	#4
Bromymbollile Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 529 Senior Member	Are we really expecting mammoth to be that tasty? Elephant isn't a highly sought after meat, as far as I know. Elephants are protected by hunting bans. A pair of tusks brings in tens of thousands of dollars, far more than a carcass would, and they are far more easily transportable. If you can get away with killing elephants, the economics pushes you to take the tusks and leave the meat, and that's precisely what's done.
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