Two smirking huntsmen have been slammed for shooting dead a young elephant and posing with its body.
The heartbreaking photograph, shared widely on social media, shows the two cruel "monsters" hold their rifles behind their heads and grin proudly.
In the picture shared by conservationist Damian Aspinall, the elephant has a mark on his forehead, said to be a bullet wound.
The men have been condemned as "evil" and "vile scum" on Instagram tonight.
It is claimed the shameless hunters acted in "self defence" when they shot the animals in the wild.
But the furious conservationist, whose family is famed for protecting wildlife, wrote on Instagram: "There are few things more reprehensible than trophy hunting.
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"These two monsters shot not just one, but two young elephants in ‘self defence’.
"We should be doing all we can to conserve these beautiful, intelligent animals. Not shooting them down for sport."
It is not clear where the shooting happened.
But Instagram users have blasted the act.
"‘Self defence’ yet they’ll pose for a photo," one user wrote.
Another posted: "Shocking - senseless- makes anyone human absolutely sick with disgust."
One activist said: "I detest trophy hunting with a passion, and I’m appalled that our government is leaving a massive loophole in the ivory ban in the form of allowing so called trophies to be brought back."
The Aspinall Foundation, a conservation charity which dad-to-three Damian runs, has yet to publicly comment on the photograph.
The charity was created by Damian's father John, a former zoo owner, in 1984.
It comes after one of Africa's oldest and largest elephants was "killed by poachers with a poisoned arrow" in Kenya recently.
Satao II, a 50-year-old so-called "giant tusker, was beloved by visitors to Tsavo national park.
