Molly Lynn answers “Elephants' tusks are mostly why they are...”

Melville Capps asked this question about Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel:

Elephants' tusks are mostly why they are killed by man. If we can remove their tusks, either by genetic modification (Safina said that about 1 in 100 elephants do not develop tusks) or by removing the tusks at a young age then there will be no tusks, no ivory, and little reason for man to kill elephants. There is precedent in hog farming. The tusks of young boars are removed. What do you think ?

Molly Lynn no. Elephants need their tusks - it is a part of who they are - could they survive without such intricate adaptation. Humans need to stop exploiting s…moreno. Elephants need their tusks - it is a part of who they are - could they survive without such intricate adaptation. Humans need to stop exploiting such fantastic creatures. It begs us to ask the question - "how can we stop poaching" but the answer cannot be simply design an elephant less desirable. Humans need to change not the animal. Removal of a part of an animal is a disgusting notion. Butchering young elephants is not the answer, designing a 'new' elephant is not the answer - It is us who needs to change, us who needs to put down our guns, us who needs to learn to respect the world we live in - it is not our world. we simply exist here and need to learn how to be at one with nature. (less)

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