Poachers kill one of Africa's last 'big tusker' elephants
One of Africa's oldest and largest elephants has been killed by poachers in Kenya, according to a conservation group that protects a group of the 'big tuskers', estimated 25 left worldwide. The 50-year-old elephant was believed to have been shot dead with a poisoned arrow. Two suspected poachers were apprehended after the elephant's carcass was spotted in routine aerial surveillance.