Commentary:
By Michael Rogers
While the poaching of any wild animal is despicable, the illegal killing of such big game animals as elephants and rhinoceroses is especially reprehensible because many of these species are endangered and must be protected.
The global community of hunters and conservationists are united in the desire to eliminate ways big game poachers can profit from illicit black market sales of ivory from tusks and rhino horns, prized in certain cultures.