I did not know that, I thought elephants were killed for sport for token items to sell. (like gorilla hands for ashtrays—I hate that!)
We are all victims of the propaganda willfully foisted on us by the MSM. I think about the things that I have expertise in, and the media almost always gets their story wrong. If they can twist things to advance their "progressive" agenda, they do.
I have extended my skepticism of MSM stories from those that I know something about, to everything that I read. Once a source is found wrong on one subject, it should be considered doubtful on all subjects.