Matthew Scully

In the following viewpoint, Matthew Scully argues that making elephants available and lucrative to hunt will not save them from extinction. He maintains that hunting safari outfitters do not provide economic benefits to the local people or, as claimed, to the elephants. Scully calls for more aid to Africa to support nonhunting industries and a U.S. ban on the importation of all elephant products. Scully, a speechwriter for the Bush administration, is now a freelance writer.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. What is “Campfire,” according to Scully?
2. Why is the hunting good in Zimbabwe, according to the website that Scully cites?
3. According to the author, how old is the average adult elephant now and how old did the average adult used to be"

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