



Aspinall didn't provide any details about when or where the incident took place.


Te furious conservationist, whose family is famed for protecting wildlife, wrote on Instagram: "There are few things more reprehensible than trophy hunting.

Two young elephants were killed (file image)

"These two monsters shot not just one, but two young elephants in ‘self defence’," he said.


The men were condemned as "evil" and "vile scum" on Instagram.

"‘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."

Conservationists want reserves, like Kenya's Maasai Mara (pictured), to protect the animals

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.