US EditionConservationists in Kenya pay tribute to beloved ‘super tusker’ elephant Craig, who died at age 54
Craig was one of the last super tuskers with tusks over 45 kilograms each, symbolizing Africa’s natural heritage, conservationists said.
- Conservationists confirmed Craig the elephant died of natural causes at Amboseli National Park, southern Kenya, where he was a famed long-tusked attraction near the Tanzanian border.
- Born in January 1972 to matriarch Cassandra of the CB family, Craig had just turned 54 and the Amboseli Trust said he likely fathered many calves.
- The Amboseli Trust for Elephants said Craig was `deeply loved for remarkably calm nature` and in 2021 was named a Tusker ambassador.
- As a major park attraction, Craig contributed to Kenya's tourism sector, which accounts for 10% of national GDP and attracted more than two million tourists last year.
- As one of the last super tuskers, Craig was a rare symbol whose loss diminishes Africa's natural heritage and conservation narratives at Amboseli National Park.
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Kenya: Conservationists in Kenya Pay Tribute to the Late 'Super Tusker' Craig
Kenyans are mourning the death of a beloved "super tusker" elephant whose 54 years in the wild came to symbolise the country's increasingly successful efforts to protect the mammals from ivory poachers.
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The death of a well-known wild animal is an odd kind of news. It is intimate, because so many people feel they have met the creature through photographs and video. It is also impersonal, because the animal has no public life beyond what humans project onto it. For elephants, that tension is sharpened by history. Their bodies have been turned into luxury goods, their habitats into development sites, and their survival into a test of whether conse…
One of the most famous elephants in the world is dead. The elephant bull Craig, known for his large tusks, died in the Amboseli National Park in southern Kenya at the age of about 54. Kenya's park authority Kenya Wildlife Service declared that the world had lost "a true icon".
Craig was a symbol of conservation and success against poaching.
45 kilograms of heavy tusks visible over long distances: The elephant bull Craig was considered an icon. Now he died at the age of 54 in Kenya.
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