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Iconic Namibian elephant ‘Voortrekker’ killed by trophy hunter

Iconic Namibian elephant ‘Voortrekker’ killed by trophy hunter

by Adam Cruise | Jul 2, 2019 | News

By John Grobler, The Independent Namibia’s most famous elephant bull known as Voortrekker (“Pioneer”) to thousands of tourists was shot last week by a trophy hunter, ten years after he first escaped the hunter’s bullet.   The elephant was...
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