One of Kenya’s largest elephants has died after being shot by poachers using poison arrows. At 50-year-old, Satao had become one of the countries last surviving “great tuskers” - meaning his tusks ...

One of Kenya’s last tusker elephants has been killed by poachers, conservationists have said. Satao II's body was found during a routine aerial reconnaissance by the Kenyan Wildlife Service (KWS) near ...

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The carcass of Satao, who roamed Kenya’s Tsavo East National Park for at least 45 years, was discovered with his face hacked off after being hit with a poisoned arrow. ‘It is with enormous regret that ...

Poachers killed one of Kenya’s most beloved elephants – a behemoth animal with tusks so large, they touched the ground. Satao was shot with poisoned arrows in the sprawling Tsavo National Park in the ...

The beloved elephant was killed by ivory poachers despite monitoring efforts. Renee Montagne talks to Richard Moller, the founder of Tsavo Trust, which works for the survival of Africa's elephants. A ...

An “iconic and well-loved” elephant known for his enormous tusks was shot dead with a poison arrow by poachers who mutilated his body behind the point of immediate recognition, a Kenyan conservation ...