Ernie Dosio trampled to death by elephants during Gabon hunting expedition

15 articles · Updated · Fox News · Apr 24

Dosio, a 75-year-old California vineyard owner, died on April 17 after he and his guide encountered five female elephants with a calf in Gabon's Lope-Okanda rainforest.
The incident occurred while Dosio was hunting yellow-backed duikers under licensed conservation culls; his guide was injured. Dosio's body is being repatriated to the U.S. with embassy assistance.
Dosio, known for his extensive trophy collection and charity work, was a prominent hunter in the U.S. and Africa. Gabon hosts Africa's largest population of endangered forest elephants, estimated at 95,000.

Will this incident influence US policy on importing endangered animal trophies?

What is the fate of the elephant herd that was involved in the hunter's death?

With forest elephants critically endangered, why is any hunting permitted in their habitat?

Does a hunter's death highlight the inherent risks or the ethical wrongs of the sport?

Is the claim that trophy hunting funds conservation a convenient myth or a hard reality?