In "Slaughter of the Elephants" by Samantha Strindberg and Fiona Maisels, they explore the fact that elephants are being hunted for their expensive tusks which are made of ivory, ivory is an important mineral for making products. When the elephants are gone the region that they were in will struggle because elephants help the trees which help the entire forest.

The article includes quotes from people who believe in animals rights and the fact that they should not be killed. Something that was shocking is that people who but the ivory don't even know that they get it from killing animals. This is shocking because if you are buying something you should know where it comes from.

I think that the killing of elephants should stop. I think so because we need the elephants to help out the environment. Once they're gone the environment will suffer because the elephants won't be able to help trees grow. I think that it should be a law that retains people from hurting the elephants.

This article makes me think about a lot of things. One thing it makes me wonder about is if other species will eventually die out to and how it will affect the environment and ecosystem. Another thing is if people will actually care about animals dying out or if they just care about the stuff they can get from the animal. I could find these answers by googling laws about poaching and people's opinions.