John,

‘Super-tusker’ elephants – the beloved elders of their communities – are being murdered for sport as rich hunters pay thousands to shoot them in cold blood.

These remarkable, massive animals are known for mentoring younger elephants. After one was killed, other elephants visited to pay their respects, mourning and gently touching his body with their trunks.

At least five super-tuskers have been slaughtered since the government of Tanzania started selling permits to kill these irreplaceable creatures. Now fewer than 10 remain – and if we don’t act, they could soon be wiped out.

Our community is pressuring the Tanzanian government to stop the slaughter – but we’re not done yet. The United States, as the largest single importer of elephant parts, could take emergency action to ban them and save these majestic creatures.

Now we just need the funds to make them do it. First to unleash a people-powered pressure campaign for an emergency ban. Then, if enough of us chip in, we can make a huge splash all over the media, like taking out ads in newspapers and metro stations. Together we can ban this merciless killing game and continue the fight to protect all living things, big and small, for people and planet. Are you in?

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Thanks to a remarkable combination of old age, genetics, and protection from poachers, super tuskers have tusks large enough to scrape along the ground as they walk. They are the beloved elders of their herds, showing younger elephants how to navigate difficult terrain or steer clear of human-made dangers and threats.

These amazing creatures are protected from trophy hunting in Kenya, but often venture into neighbouring Tanzania, where the government recently started selling trophy hunting permits to kill.

Now at least five are gone. And the United States is a MASSIVE part of this problem – U.S. citizens import more mammal trophies than any other country, TEN TIMES the number of the second highest importer.

Earlier this year, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the government agency responsible for protecting endangered species, issued a new rule to make it harder to import elephant trophies – but it didn’t go nearly far enough, and won’t even take effect until 2026. By then all these precious creatures could be gone!

It should be a no-brainer to ban hunters from bringing home the body parts of the last big tuskers – and the U.S. regulator could issue an emergency ban RIGHT NOW that would immediately decrease demand for these cruel trophy hunting permits. But we need to ramp up pressure on them to do it.

We can show public officials in the United States that the world is watching, and that they must stop catering to ultra-wealthy hunting lobbyists who want to be able to kill these precious creatures for fun. 

We don’t have much time. Can you urgently rush a donation so we can defend the last of these majestic elephants and pressure the US Fish and Wildlife Service to act?

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