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51. I thought it was an interesting article, and it made me think that the man was genuine

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Fri Apr 24, 2026, 12:22 PM

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as a conservationist. I added the link in case you’re interested, but you really don’t seem to be so never mind.

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Its nice to see some good news around here. Thanks. flying_wahini Yesterday #1

Definitely NOT SORRY. a kennedy Yesterday #2

One down....n/t the nelm 23 hrs ago #49

Hey Donne, Jr. and Fredo - there's an opening in the next elephant safari. 3Hotdogs 18 hrs ago #120

Good one! vapor2 13 hrs ago #142

Yay !!!!! Yahoooooooo for Packy The Elephant !!!!!! Trueblue1968 20 hrs ago #108

Shame on you! GopherGal 13 hrs ago #141

Are the elephants okay? NT Happy Hoosier Yesterday #3

OMG Beatlelvr Yesterday #22

😂😂😂😂👍 underpants Yesterday #31

Perfect BonnieJW 22 hrs ago #64

Maybe the Elephants remembered him? IbogaProject 11 hrs ago #151

SNORT!!! Literally! 50 Shades Of Blue 22 hrs ago #72

In all seriousness, don't fuck with elephants! Initech 21 hrs ago #90

If it's a fair fight, that is The Blue Flower 20 hrs ago #104

What about the antelope ? They were the ones in danger ! nt eppur_se_muova 12 hrs ago #145

I'm sure a good taxidermist can mount his head well enough to hide the foot-marks. erronis Yesterday #4

Best post in the thread. NNadir 23 hrs ago #39

Just make sure his good side shows. Bumbles 22 hrs ago #56

Or he can share his trophy room with his dozens and dozens of trophies, niyad 21 hrs ago #89

They can save the penis for RFuckingK Jr. 3catwoman3 19 hrs ago #113

I would suggest it went just fine! Hey Joe Yesterday #5

This is a damn shame Midnight Writer Yesterday #6

That it didn't happen to the Trump brats..... SergeStorms 18 hrs ago #117

Barron hunts (for his real dad)... rubbersole 1 hr ago #164

Score one for the elephants. sinkingfeeling Yesterday #7

Well, he's no longer stuck in Lodi. Turbineguy Yesterday #8

Outstanding! displacedvermoter Yesterday #16

Imagine having the elephant ear sized earworm that gives you! littlemissmartypants 22 hrs ago #50

😆 Excellent! 🫡 MerryBlooms Yesterday #18

There is that! travelingthrulife Yesterday #20

worth it tmars505 18 hrs ago #121

Oh. How sad. Ocelot II Yesterday #9

Then again... 2naSalit 22 hrs ago #58

They can just slip him in under the door. Permanut 22 hrs ago #62

Too bad the elephants can't stomp all of Haggard Celine Yesterday #10

Good for the elephants Botany Yesterday #11

And they REMEMBER. Attilatheblond 22 hrs ago #68

Damned onions!!! niyad 22 hrs ago #76

Oh man. What an incredible story. Ilsa 22 hrs ago #79

Thanks for retelling this story. How amazing that their memories are just as long and profound as ours SWBTATTReg 21 hrs ago #102

Humans onlt THINK they're at the top slightlv 18 hrs ago #122

I think you are all reading into it too much. Conjuay 11 hrs ago #150

And you apparently responded to the wrong post. case closed. niyad 11 hrs ago #154

Gone WRONG? Aristus Yesterday #12

I've read that elephants are intelligent. 3_Limes Yesterday #13

I hope the elephant was able to scrape the human stain off DBoon Yesterday #14

I hope the elephants are ok awesomerwb1 Yesterday #15

Another thing I will never understand MIButterfly Yesterday #17

It's not really a sport if only one side knows they are playing. Ray Bruns 23 hrs ago #41

Hunting for sport BlueKota 12 hrs ago #143

Good. Animal's revenge. travelingthrulife Yesterday #19

Them elephants is sneaky. Sneederbunk Yesterday #21

Hey Bungalow Bill anamnua Yesterday #23

Wish they had trampled a more famous game hunter. Like Coke Jr or R(oad)FK(ill) Jr LeftInTX Yesterday #24

GQPer Squashed By His Logo Clouds Passing Yesterday #25

Hip hip hurray for the elephants! City Lights Yesterday #26

Human life and animal life is precious SSJVegeta Yesterday #27

Should've been Jr and Eric. no_hypocrisy Yesterday #28

Agree. And any chance of bringing those elephants to 1600 PA Ave.? Nt spooky3 Yesterday #30

I think the Big Game hunted UpInArms Yesterday #29

Hmmm...how do you accidentally walk into a circle of elephants? Baitball Blogger Yesterday #32

Don't know, his professional guide let him down! displacedvermoter 23 hrs ago #33

Yeah. I agree it was a cover story, Baitball Blogger 22 hrs ago #52

I just hope the elephants get off with a caution displacedvermoter 21 hrs ago #97

They were protecting a baby, and he had a gun, so Baitball Blogger 21 hrs ago #98

One of the stories I read said that the elephants were so well-hidden niyad 21 hrs ago #92

They painted their toenails red... Shipwack 11 hrs ago #152

shhhhh. You were not supposed to tell!!! Now they have to figure niyad 11 hrs ago #153

Check out the grinning fool Disaffected 23 hrs ago #34

Perhaps he was watching them have sex MichMan 23 hrs ago #35

Uhhhhhhhh....... "Five Female Elephants With A Calf." ColoringFool 23 hrs ago #45

What a cool story! dpibel 14 hrs ago #138

Video or it didn't happen... sop 23 hrs ago #36

Apparently, Mr. Dario is a good guy after all. tavernier 23 hrs ago #37

Endangered species need culling?? paleotn 23 hrs ago #46

I thought it was an interesting article, and it made me think that the man was genuine tavernier 22 hrs ago #51

Well jfz9580m 22 hrs ago #77

He could have done his good works without acting his murderous urges The Blue Flower 20 hrs ago #107

I read the article in the post you replied too Lifeafter70 17 hrs ago #127

A good guy with a gun. Where have I heard that before? 🤔 littlemissmartypants 22 hrs ago #57

I read as far as I could stomach. AllyCat 22 hrs ago #59

gb news media bias fact check: right leaning, questionable, failed niyad 21 hrs ago #85

Ah yes, the old 'WE MUST KILL THE ANIMALS TO SAVE THEM" canard. Coventina 21 hrs ago #86

He's a trophy hunter. And trophy hunters are scum. Iggo 21 hrs ago #91

"GB News is widely recognized as a right-leaning or right-wing news channel in the United Kingdom, MorbidButterflyTat 21 hrs ago #99

"his trophies, including elephant, rhino, bear, buffalo, lion, crocodile, zebra and leopard." flvegan 21 hrs ago #100

Anyone who enjoys killing under any guise is not a good guy The Blue Flower 20 hrs ago #106

I read the article. EndlessMaze 10 hrs ago #158

Mother Nature Faux pas 23 hrs ago #38

Karma is beautiful. nt TBF 23 hrs ago #40

100% oasis 16 hrs ago #130

What a shame . . . AverageOldGuy 23 hrs ago #42

Just about a year ago, I set out on the road Emile 23 hrs ago #43

What is that from ? You're the second poster to mention Lodi, and I'm not clued in to the inside joke. nt eppur_se_muova 12 hrs ago #144

From the opening post. Emile 12 hrs ago #147

?? But what's the song, or poem ? nt eppur_se_muova 12 hrs ago #149

Creedence Clearwater Revival, "Lodi" niyad 11 hrs ago #155

Had no idea ! My sister listened to CCR in her teens, but not me. nt eppur_se_muova 10 hrs ago #157

The song is called Lodi Unwind Your Mind 10 hrs ago #156

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Lodi EndlessMaze 10 hrs ago #159

And, some people say that "Karma" doesn't exist... GoCubsGo 23 hrs ago #44

Finally. A feel good story. Vinca 23 hrs ago #47

Gone wrong?????? IrishAfricanAmerican 23 hrs ago #48

! jfz9580m 22 hrs ago #67

Elephant justice is my kind of justice. AllyCat 22 hrs ago #53

Which Elephant MissouriDem47 22 hrs ago #54

♀️ 🐘: one giant hero; Ernie: forever a zero littlemissmartypants 22 hrs ago #55

Nature will find a way! WinstonSmith4740 22 hrs ago #60

hem AllaN01Bear 22 hrs ago #61

YEAH for the elephants! It was self defense. Hoity toity billionaire got what he deserves. n/t CousinIT 22 hrs ago #63

Good riddance RandySF 22 hrs ago #65

Good for the elephants. GoodRaisin 22 hrs ago #66

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The elephant strikes back. xuplate 22 hrs ago #70

... orangecrush 22 hrs ago #71

Karma is....... lastlib 22 hrs ago #73

Correction Dave Id 22 hrs ago #74

👍 Figarosmom 22 hrs ago #75

Screw him Wifes husband 22 hrs ago #78

I also support the right to arm bears al bupp 22 hrs ago #80

Good. On second thought. GREAT!!! efhmc 21 hrs ago #81

I have read several different sources for this story, and several things niyad 21 hrs ago #82

Couldn't have happened to a better person #karma LetMyPeopleVote 21 hrs ago #83

Score one for the elephants! (I'll keep rooting for them) Tim S 21 hrs ago #84

Gone right, you mean. Iggo 21 hrs ago #87

Kick. N/T Upthevibe 21 hrs ago #88

K A R M A spanone 21 hrs ago #93

"Elephants Trample Millionaire in Big Game Hunt Gone Wrong" MorbidButterflyTat 21 hrs ago #94

I detest hunting for animals to be used as trophys. Jacson6 21 hrs ago #95

Elephant and lions working together on a poacher: Ocelot II 21 hrs ago #96

Allegedly, this dipshit didn't suffer. flvegan 21 hrs ago #101

I always root for the animals! hamsterjill 21 hrs ago #103

! LudwigPastorius 20 hrs ago #105

Karma has very sharp teeth. Ford_Prefect 20 hrs ago #109

He got treaded on BeneteauBum 19 hrs ago #110

Are the elephants ok? Thank you to the kind Pachydermata twodogsbarking 19 hrs ago #111

The irony of this is kind of hilarious! kimbutgar 19 hrs ago #112

Those big girls may have felt threatened... Hope22 19 hrs ago #114

I was hoping for video. nt Autumn 19 hrs ago #115

These idiots will kill anything catchnrelease 19 hrs ago #116

This asshole needs to rot in hell LetMyPeopleVote 18 hrs ago #118

That picture on the right reminds me of FemDemERA 18 hrs ago #123

Always loved elephants - now I love them even more. Marie Marie 18 hrs ago #119

Nice! Made my day! bif 18 hrs ago #124

Beautiful. Poetic justice. Buddyzbuddy 17 hrs ago #125

Yippee 😁 karma got him TommieMommy 17 hrs ago #126

Yay VanceFan 17 hrs ago #128

HURRAY for the elephants!!! 🐘😂 nt Raine 16 hrs ago #129

This message was self-deleted by its author cstanleytech 16 hrs ago #131

When the hunter becomes the prey. cstanleytech 16 hrs ago #132

Score one for the superior species. Mr. Evil 16 hrs ago #133

Good. nt Susan Calvin 15 hrs ago #134

Score for the E Team! Six117 15 hrs ago #135

STOMP STOMP purr-rat beauty 15 hrs ago #136

Good!! Beacool 14 hrs ago #137

Karma in an instant debsy 14 hrs ago #139

Death found a way! hatrack 14 hrs ago #140

So many people think animals aren't intelligent. soldierant 12 hrs ago #146

Never get between wild mothers and their young. True of grizzlies, true of elephants, true of bison. nt eppur_se_muova 12 hrs ago #148

A very important teaching moment. Demobrat 10 hrs ago #160

Karma can be a bitch, can't it? FadedMullet 6 hrs ago #161

It takes a good cow elephant with a tusk Blumancru 4 hrs ago #162

All his money BigMin28 2 hrs ago #163

Personal Responsibility rpannier 1 hr ago #165