Last week, professional Zimbabwean big-game hunter Ian Gibson was trampled by a young bull elephant after spending 5 hours tracking it for an American hunting client.
The 55-year-old hunter, who worked with Chifuti Safaris, approached the elephant to measure its ivory when his client had stopped to rest. When he and his tracker, Robert, came within 50-100m of the elephant, it began to charge, as it was in an aggressive state called “musth.” Gibson fired off one shot before being killed, and the elephant survived. Read on for more of the story.
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Ian Gibson (55) spent 5 hours chasing a young elephant
The elephant was in “musth,” a highly aggressive state related to reproduction, so it turned and trampled him to death
Safari hunts like the one shown here by Chifuti Safaris net much-needed conservation funds, but at the cost of an elephant’s life
The hunting community called Gibson an avid conservationist, though some animal rights supporters celebrated the incident as a form of gruesome justice
Even professional hunters can’t always tell what a wild animal will do next!
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@Sky: yes, an endangered elephant's life is way more important then a fking poacher's life from the overpopulated, greedy human race.
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I cant believe there is a hunting community...like what the heck??!
whe wouldn't know about it, as hey call themselves conservationists, a false title to hide unnecessary animal carnage.
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Karma's a b*tch, A-hole ! Good riddance and well done, young elephant !
Sorry for his family but he got what was justly his. What he wanted for the Elephant turned on him.
..hunts..net..conservation funds..at the cost of an elephant’s life. "Saving animals by killing them." Uh, no. Good job, mad elephant!
Me too ! I hope he got to lie there for a few minutes while he was dying--to realize what was actually happening.
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Karma...I realize it was his job...and he has a family...but a poor taste in jobs.
Yes,a job,but according to Buddhist Karma,this is NOT "Right Livelihood"
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I think that he shouldn't have been hunting elephants anyway. Serves him right.
He got what he deserved. No sympathy for any a*****e who kills wild animals for either sport or monetary gain!!
MASTERFUL! I hope all those other f***s get the same treatment.
Viste cuando lees una noticia y te da alegría ... pues eso se siente "QUE EL HUMANO SE DEJE DE MATAR PARA CONSEGUIR DINERO Y SE PONGA A TRABAJAR DE UNA VEZ EN COSAS QUE REDITUÈ A LA SOCIEDAD" esta basura de gente necesita ser quitada de la sociedad con urgencia!!!
let the elephant's alone! that man found out the hard way! what does it take for this to happen? these animal's never forget and are more then capable of caring for their selves! we mourn for dead so do they! why would we put them through that? Is a hunt really worth all that? I can not believe that it is! Ivory is not worth it! worry about the people and teach them how to do for themselves in ways that do not harm the animals but live with them and all win! How about that
Trophy hunting should be banned and The Great White Hunter mentality should die and take its place in history attributable to the evil perpetrated against the animals of this earth. I would like to see all hunters trampled and grow in the corrupt politicos and pseudo conservationists for good measure. These animals should have their nation untouched by greedy humans!
I am happy with this I think that he got what he deserved. A person like this who spent his life doing evil things against animals...dont deserve any mercy at all!!
Karma's a b***h. If you hunt for eat, it's just nature and maybe is more ethical than buy industrial meat but if you hunt for sport you deserve to be killed, just as you killed the other animals .
Karma's a b***h... If you hunt to eat, it's nature. If you hunt for "sport" you deserve to die, just you kill other animals.. Personal Opinion
Killing for Conservation is akin to masturbating for virginity. They said this same c**p about Vietnam. We had to destroy the village to save it. Do people actually believe this c**p? The mere fact that they have to raise funds by killing something they are supposed to be saving is a huge part of the problem. And I'd like to know who this American client was. F****r!
A "conservationist" woudn"t, on top of everything else, be measuring the ivory for sale on the black market.
good news!!!! may he rot in hell the bastard!!!! karma does find justice!
Yes indeed an elephant's life is far more important than a rich ivory hunter; elephant is on the brink of exctinction not coward hunters
An elephant killed his hunter ? Cool ! Next coward rich ivory hunter !
This guy got PRECISELY what he had coming to him. LOVE this story. And Ian - may you ROT IN HELL.
gotta love this story. GOOD BYE animal killer. You got EXACTLY what you deserved. ROT IN HELL.
ha.ha.ha. serves him right who knows how many animals he's killed unnecessarily!?
Many trophy hunters are disguised as conservationists. It's like supporting the Fire Department by starting fires.
Two comments, first - If someone is chassing me, you bet i will do anything to stop them, yes, even kill them, and second, why there's even
People being upset about it? Those who play with fire..
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All these talks about saving the planet & then there is a hunting community which openly hunt animals! Burn in hell filthy bastard "gibson"!
Leave the elephants alone. Go pick up litter in your street that ends up in the ocean if you want to be a conservationist
The BASTARD GOT WHAT HE DESERVED!!!!! Hopefully the rest of these so called hunters soon follow!!
The BASTARD got what he deserved!!!! Hopefully the rest of these hunters will follow!!
Anyone who seeks to hunt protected animals for trophy spoils and the animal kills them dies of natural causes in my opinion.
You live by the sword and you will die by the sword. Looks like a rare win for the Elephants :D
And what about the 'clients'? Those who want the ivory souvenirs, fur coats etc. They create some of the demand and pay the big bucks.
And what about the 'clients'? Those people who want fur coats, ivory souvenirs etc. They create some of the demand and pay the big bucks.
Shouldn't the title say "Elephant kills hunter in self defense".
Shame on the American hunting client who is the one ultimately responsible for this incident!
Good for the elephant. These so-called conservationist hunters take animal lives and make a fortune. One less for elephants to worry about.
Yes, justice served. The end does not justify the means. If man stopped trying to control nature, nature will fix herself. Man MUST STOP NOW
A life is a life. The elephant did what was necessary to save his own. Wouldn't we all do the same?
These type of stories bring a side of me I don't like because I'm not sorry.
justice - though offcouse there will be more idiots to come - thinking they are god
I agree with Sky, is an elephants life more important then the humans thats hunting it?
Would anyone be offended if I did a slow clap for the elephant? I have no sympathy for people who are killed hunting "trophy" animals!
I don't think anyone is saying he Elephant's life is important. Under the circumstance the Elephant was being hunted, glad it went this way!
How does hunting dangerously endangered animals relate to conservation funds?
More hunting should be a two-way street, when the hunted is also able to be the hunter.
I think every attacked and hunted elephant schould be in 'musht'. Apparantly this is the only way to survive.
We have enough problems with poachers and they are still hunting these beautiful animals?! Horrifying!!!
@Sky: yes, an endangered elephant's life is way more important then a fking poacher's life from the overpopulated, greedy human race.
Load More Replies... I cant believe there is a hunting community...like what the heck??!
whe wouldn't know about it, as hey call themselves conservationists, a false title to hide unnecessary animal carnage.
Load More Replies... Karma's a b*tch, A-hole ! Good riddance and well done, young elephant !
Sorry for his family but he got what was justly his. What he wanted for the Elephant turned on him.
..hunts..net..conservation funds..at the cost of an elephant’s life. "Saving animals by killing them." Uh, no. Good job, mad elephant!
Me too ! I hope he got to lie there for a few minutes while he was dying--to realize what was actually happening.
Load More Replies... Karma...I realize it was his job...and he has a family...but a poor taste in jobs.
Yes,a job,but according to Buddhist Karma,this is NOT "Right Livelihood"
Load More Replies... I think that he shouldn't have been hunting elephants anyway. Serves him right.
He got what he deserved. No sympathy for any a*****e who kills wild animals for either sport or monetary gain!!
MASTERFUL! I hope all those other f***s get the same treatment.
Viste cuando lees una noticia y te da alegría ... pues eso se siente "QUE EL HUMANO SE DEJE DE MATAR PARA CONSEGUIR DINERO Y SE PONGA A TRABAJAR DE UNA VEZ EN COSAS QUE REDITUÈ A LA SOCIEDAD" esta basura de gente necesita ser quitada de la sociedad con urgencia!!!
let the elephant's alone! that man found out the hard way! what does it take for this to happen? these animal's never forget and are more then capable of caring for their selves! we mourn for dead so do they! why would we put them through that? Is a hunt really worth all that? I can not believe that it is! Ivory is not worth it! worry about the people and teach them how to do for themselves in ways that do not harm the animals but live with them and all win! How about that
Trophy hunting should be banned and The Great White Hunter mentality should die and take its place in history attributable to the evil perpetrated against the animals of this earth. I would like to see all hunters trampled and grow in the corrupt politicos and pseudo conservationists for good measure. These animals should have their nation untouched by greedy humans!
I am happy with this I think that he got what he deserved. A person like this who spent his life doing evil things against animals...dont deserve any mercy at all!!
Karma's a b***h. If you hunt for eat, it's just nature and maybe is more ethical than buy industrial meat but if you hunt for sport you deserve to be killed, just as you killed the other animals .
Karma's a b***h... If you hunt to eat, it's nature. If you hunt for "sport" you deserve to die, just you kill other animals.. Personal Opinion
Killing for Conservation is akin to masturbating for virginity. They said this same c**p about Vietnam. We had to destroy the village to save it. Do people actually believe this c**p? The mere fact that they have to raise funds by killing something they are supposed to be saving is a huge part of the problem. And I'd like to know who this American client was. F****r!
A "conservationist" woudn"t, on top of everything else, be measuring the ivory for sale on the black market.
good news!!!! may he rot in hell the bastard!!!! karma does find justice!
Yes indeed an elephant's life is far more important than a rich ivory hunter; elephant is on the brink of exctinction not coward hunters
An elephant killed his hunter ? Cool ! Next coward rich ivory hunter !
This guy got PRECISELY what he had coming to him. LOVE this story. And Ian - may you ROT IN HELL.
gotta love this story. GOOD BYE animal killer. You got EXACTLY what you deserved. ROT IN HELL.
ha.ha.ha. serves him right who knows how many animals he's killed unnecessarily!?
Many trophy hunters are disguised as conservationists. It's like supporting the Fire Department by starting fires.
Two comments, first - If someone is chassing me, you bet i will do anything to stop them, yes, even kill them, and second, why there's even
People being upset about it? Those who play with fire..
Load More Replies... All these talks about saving the planet & then there is a hunting community which openly hunt animals! Burn in hell filthy bastard "gibson"!
Leave the elephants alone. Go pick up litter in your street that ends up in the ocean if you want to be a conservationist
The BASTARD GOT WHAT HE DESERVED!!!!! Hopefully the rest of these so called hunters soon follow!!
The BASTARD got what he deserved!!!! Hopefully the rest of these hunters will follow!!
Anyone who seeks to hunt protected animals for trophy spoils and the animal kills them dies of natural causes in my opinion.
You live by the sword and you will die by the sword. Looks like a rare win for the Elephants :D
And what about the 'clients'? Those who want the ivory souvenirs, fur coats etc. They create some of the demand and pay the big bucks.
And what about the 'clients'? Those people who want fur coats, ivory souvenirs etc. They create some of the demand and pay the big bucks.
Shouldn't the title say "Elephant kills hunter in self defense".
Shame on the American hunting client who is the one ultimately responsible for this incident!
Good for the elephant. These so-called conservationist hunters take animal lives and make a fortune. One less for elephants to worry about.
Yes, justice served. The end does not justify the means. If man stopped trying to control nature, nature will fix herself. Man MUST STOP NOW
A life is a life. The elephant did what was necessary to save his own. Wouldn't we all do the same?
These type of stories bring a side of me I don't like because I'm not sorry.
justice - though offcouse there will be more idiots to come - thinking they are god
I agree with Sky, is an elephants life more important then the humans thats hunting it?
Would anyone be offended if I did a slow clap for the elephant? I have no sympathy for people who are killed hunting "trophy" animals!
I don't think anyone is saying he Elephant's life is important. Under the circumstance the Elephant was being hunted, glad it went this way!
How does hunting dangerously endangered animals relate to conservation funds?
More hunting should be a two-way street, when the hunted is also able to be the hunter.
I think every attacked and hunted elephant schould be in 'musht'. Apparantly this is the only way to survive.
We have enough problems with poachers and they are still hunting these beautiful animals?! Horrifying!!!
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