Tess Thompson Talley told CBS News in a statement she killed the old bull giraffe to prevent it from attacking younger giraffes. After the segment aired, Talley joined CBS This Morning live in the studio, where she was grilled by a group of panelists, including Gayle King. ", In a statement, Talley said the giraffe she killed last year was more than 18 years old and "beyond breeding age, yet had killed 3 younger bulls... Now that the giraffe is gone, the younger bulls are able to breed.". Her name is Tess Thompson Talley. pic.twitter.com/94Qc52KIAg. 'I also have decorative pillows made out of him, and everybody loves them,' she excitedly declared. The American woman who received death threats after she killed a giraffe in South Africa says she has no regrets almost a year after photos of her proudly posing with the dead animal went viral. A US woman on a hunt in South Africa shot a rare, 18-year-old black giraffe causing outrage. Last year, Talley shrugged off the controversy, exclusively telling DailyMail.com: 'They're using it for their fame.. An American hunter is pushing back against her critics, after photos of her next to a giraffe she killed in South Africa triggered outrage. During the chat, Talley insisted that her hunting trips were actually helpful to the animal kingdom, rather than harmful. The story is about three characters from Rome - Emperor Nero, his mother Agrippina, and Locusta, the woman the two conspired with to kill Nero's father emperor Claudius. According to Babaz, the trophy fee for a giraffe is about $2,000 to $3,000 per animal. During her CBS appearance, Gayle King stated that Talley's interest in hunting seemed 'to go beyond a sport', as she enjoyed making products out of animal skins and posting pictures online. of meat from him.” ', 'I was posting that for myself, my friends and family, and tonnes of like-minded people': Talley defending posing with pictures of animals that she had shot and killed, Despite the death threats, Talley appeared confident and upbeat during her appearance on CBS This Morning and vowed to continue hunting. Speaking on CBS on Friday, Talley said of the backlash: 'It got really bad, (people) spreading out addresses, showing up my work, calling employer trying to get me fired. 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Joe Rogan and Theo Von on the controversy around a woman who hunted a giraffe. Spotted this rare black giraffe bull and stalked him for quite a while. Talley defended the snaps, saying: 'The pictures are a tradition that hunters have done long before social media. Spotted this rare black giraffe bull and stalked him for quite a while. Photos of a female American hunter posing with the body of a "rare" black giraffe she had just killed during a hunt in Africa have sparked outrage. The shocking pictures were originally taken in 2017, but only exploded on the internet last July. she stated, as she slung the case around. Tess Thompson Talley, 38, defended her love of hunting in a CBS interview airing on Friday, saying: 'They [animals] are put there for us, we harvest them, we eat them!'. 'Proud' Kentucky Giraffe Hunter Defends 'Delicious' Kill In TV Interview That Backfires Tess Talley faced backlash in 2018 when a photo of her posing, smiling and with gun in hand, with a slain giraffe went viral. Watch CBS News anytime, anywhere with the our 24/7 digital news network. Female hunter Rebecca Francis was bombarded with death threats earlier this week, after Ricky Gervais tweeted an image of her lying smiling next to one of her kills – a bull giraffe. A SOUTH African movie director was killed after being hit by a giraffe while shooting close-ups of the wild animal at a South African game farm. So what's YOUR 'e-scrap' worth? I knew it was the one. He was over 18 years old, 4000 lbs. 'This is a part of the black giraffe that I shot, something I could take around with me, and have on my hunts!' The woman became the subject of online hate last year after she boasted about killing the giraffe in June 2017. Carlos Carvalho, 47, was shooting scenes at a Britis… How did Covid REALLY spread around the world? Even though the giraffe in this case was not world famous like Cecil, the response from animal lovers is just as intense. I knew it was the one. The great fake job scam: As 25,000 High Street workers face the axe, our troubling investigation exposes the... American hunter's images of her black giraffe 'trophy kill' spark outrage | Fox News, American woman who killed giraffe says it was part of a conservation effort - CBS News. Woman Kills Rare Giraffe, Brags on Social Media Photos have gone viral of an American woman standing next to a rare black giraffe she had killed. 'White American savage who is partly a Neanderthal comes to Africa and shoot down a very rare black giraffe courtesy of South Africa stupidity,' their tweet read. How DARE she,' Messing wrote in a lengthy post. 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From phones to iPods and laptops, there's gold in them thar gadgets! The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Woman kills a black giraffe and celebrates by taking photos. “Spotted this rare black giraffe bull and stalked him for quite a while. CBS This Morning on Twitter: "EXCLUSIVE: Hunter Tess Talley is speaking out for the first time since her photo of a giraffe she killed in South Africa in 2017 prompted worldwide outrage. He said because money from legal hunting helps support the local community, it provides an incentive to make sure big game animals don't become extinct. In 2017, she killed a giraffe in South Africa. In 2018, her photo of the kill went viral and prompted worldwide outrage. However, she maintained she has an 'amazing boss' who supported her throughout the ordeal, and that she would do it all again. 'Tess Thompson Talley: Here’s hoping you die  a horrific bloody death,' one wrote. 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Volunteers who were first in the world to get Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine say the side effects 'feel like a... Not just dreaming of a white weekend! I don't really think they have a point. 'We are preserving... we are managing herds, we're managing numbers of wildlife,' she insisted. South African filmmaker Carlos Carvalho has been killed by a giraffe while filming at a game lodge near Johannesburg, according to reports. Talley, who works in a ball-bearing factory, then showed off the gun case she had made from the skin of the dead animal. An American woman who shot and killed a giraffe is defending herself after she received mass backlash from posting photos of her “trophy kill” on social media. A Wyoming huntress made infamous for a photo she took lying next to a giraffe she'd just killed has recently spoken out to defend herself on in the wake of the Cecil the lion controversy. So why has the Devil disappeared and did the Bible really feature green underpants. ', Talley spoke exclusively with DailyMail.com last year, where she brushed off criticism from celebrities, claiming they were only trying to attack her for fame. Post author: FJ; Post published: Post category: Nature; The murder occurred the last year in the South African savannah, and only a few days ago the images of American Tess Thompson Talley, posing next to the body of the giraffe… Filmmaker killed by giraffe while working in South Africa. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group, How did Covid REALLY spread around the world? The pictures of Texas woman Tess Thompson Talley proudly showing off what she labelled her “dream kill”, a rare black giraffe, were first posted to Facebook in June 2017 but have since resurfaced. A tweet last month from @africlandpost showed photo of big-game hunter Tess Thompson Talley exulting with the dead giraffe. Her appearance on CBS comes almost a year after the images of her posing with the giraffe caused outrage online. “Prayers for my once in a lifetime dream hunt came true today!” Talley captioned the now deleted photo. In a pre-packaged segment, Talley showed off the gun case she had made from the skin of the giraffe, The defiant hunter was also filmed hunting a wildebeest on a wildlife ranch in her home state of Texas, Talley addressed the backlash during her live appearance on CBS This Morning. Actress Deborah Messing said she was a "vile...heartless, selfish murderer. She said, "This is called conservation through game management.". and was blessed to be able to get 2000 lbs. In pictures shared to Facebook, she is seen smiling alongside a dead zebra and a dead kangaroo. Talley said she had killed the giraffe in South Africa a year before her photos went viral on social media. and was blessed to be able to get 2000 lbs. 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In addition to death threats from Twitter users, Talley also became a target of media outlets and celebrities when the pictures went viral last July. Ho insisted that wildlife tourism is far more beneficial for animals and local communities than trophy hunting. 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Please share pic.twitter.com/hSK93DOOaz, "People will say stuff behind a computer screen they'd never say to your face," said Paul Babaz, president of the hunting advocacy group Safari Club International. The giraffe's killing is being compared (6) ____ Cecil the lion, the iconic big cat hunted and killed by an American dentist in 2015. An American woman has been slammed for hunting and killing a rare black giraffe in South Africa. Don't be angry at the woman who killed a black giraffe for sport if you plan to eat meat for dinner tonight. ', Talley lives in Odessa, Texas and has been a proud hunter for many years, with her gaming trips taking her across the world. Talley later declared: 'I am proud to be a hunter, and I'm proud to hunt, and I am proud of [killing] that giraffe'. ... to pay for her sins and it is said that Locusta was ordered by the senate to be publicly raped by a specially trained giraffe and then torn apart by wild animals. Adventure tour guide reveals he removed metal monolith from Utah desert because the remote location was... 'Suppression media! "Without that….the poachers will come in and kill the animals indiscriminately, which is very unfortunate," Babaz said. Several celebrities also hit out at Talley, including Will and Grace actress Debra Messing, who called the hunter a 'disgusting, vile, amoral, heartless, selfish murderer'. A woman whose hunting photo of a giraffe went viral last year said that despite her shock at the backlash to the photos, she continues to hunt and is still proud of her hobby. 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So when pictures surfaced of Talley posing with a giraffe she just killed, conservationists were sickened. After the images went viral, Talley received a barrage of death threats on social media. When social media came around, that's when there was an issue, that's when people started backlash', 'I was posting that for myself, my friends and family, and tonnes of like-minded people I communicate with and associate with on social media. In a pre-packaged segment, Talley was seen at her home in Odessa, Texas, where she was dressed in camouflage gear and filmed killing a wildebeest on a wildlife ranch. "Probably every day there's a giraffe being killed and imported into the U.S. as hunting trophy.". She has posted several images of herself with dead animals on her Facebook page. © 2018 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. A picture of a female American hunter with the "rare" black giraffe she killed in South Africa last year has sparked outrage online. Copyright © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc.All rights reserved. She said she … "She was hunting in South Africa and giraffes are legal to hunt in South Africa. This situation is being compared to Cecil the lion, the iconic big cat hunted down by a Minnesota dentist in 2015, reports CBS News' David Begnaud. of meat from him.” 'With joy in her black heart and a beaming smile she lies next to the dead carcass of a *rare* black giraffe in South Africa. In a new CBSN Originals documentary, @adamyamaguc ... JAN MOIR: Four mothers who epitomise everything that's awful about Britain, EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: The zipless dress once considered 'risque'... that has proved a hit thanks to the Duchess of Cambridge, DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Co-op, Labour and a betrayal of values, TOM UTLEY: At last, a genuine medical condition that explains why I never listen to a word my wife says, RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Life's too short to measure a goldfish, Press the panic button... 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A photo of Tess Talley posing with a large giraffe went viral this week after the Twitter account of a site called Africa Digest posted two photos and called her a “white American savage.” Gervais also attacked Talley's argument likening the death to euthanizing a pet. Published: 00:07 AEDT, 8 June 2019 | Updated: 17:23 AEDT, 10 June 2019. Giraffes are the epitome of gentle giants. The latest killing caused an account on Twitter called Africa Digest to write: "White American savage, who is (7) ____ a Neanderthal, comes to Africa and shoot down a very rare black giraffe, (8) ____ of South African stupidity." An obscure news website called AfricLand Post spread the photos on Twitter, describing Talley as a "white American savage who is partly a Neanderthal." It's a subspecies whose population is actually up 167 percent since 1979 to more than 21,000, but the giraffe population overall has declined as much as 40 percent. He was over 18 years old, 4000 lbs. 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The giraffe that killed him was said to have attacked others in the past. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. ', Tess Thompson Talley appeared on CBS on Friday morning, where she defended her love of hunting, almost a year after pictures of her posing with a black giraffe she had killed went viral, Talley was branded a 'white savage' after photos of her proudly posing with a dead giraffe went viral in July 2018, EXCLUSIVE: Hunter Tess Talley is speaking out for the first time since her photo of a giraffe she killed in South Africa in 2017 prompted worldwide outrage.In a new CBSN Originals documentary, @adamyamaguchi followed her as she tracked a wildebeest on a wildlife ranch. Meanwhile, the avid hunter has also posed for pictures alongside a variety of other exotic animals that she has killed. Taken from Joe Rogan Experience #1141: https://youtu.be/_Z-RdKb1TPg A Kentucky woman is facing harsh criticism on social media after photographs circulated on Twitter showing her posing with a giraffe she killed on a South African safari last year. The American woman who received death threats after she killed a giraffe in South Africa says she has no regrets almost a year after photos of her proudly posing with the dead animal went viral. American hunter defends killing giraffe 03:43 An American hunter is pushing back against her critics, after photos of her next to a giraffe she killed in South Africa triggered outrage. Meanwhile, comedian Ricky Gervais also skewered Talley, saying: 'What's 16 feet tall and has a c*** on the back of its neck? Tess Thompson Talley shot the giraffe in South Africa last year, saying “prayers for my once in a lifetime dream hunt came true today.” They exploit the needs of the poor,' he added. “Prayers for my once in a lifetime dream hunt came true today! Britain braces for four inches of snow from TONIGHT as mercury will... 'Covid-19 got me': Heartbreaking suicide note financial adviser, 55, left his family before drowning himself... Keir Starmer accuses Boris Johnson of 'suppressing' evidence on economic hit from lockdown tiers amid... Judge throws out one of two charges against Piers Corbyn for breaching Covid restrictions because he had... Wales brings in 'immunity passports': People will get ID-style cards to prove they have had coronavirus... Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin shuts ALL his pubs in Wales from Friday as he says Welsh First Minister Mark... A shot in the arm for coronavirus-stricken economy? The dead giraffe is curled up on the ground in souvenir photographs. The comments below have not been moderated. Talley's prey was a South African giraffe that had a black coat due to its age. So far, Babaz has not provided us documentation to prove any of that happened. According to Babaz, Talley ate some of the giraffe's meat during her hunting trip but gave most of it away to feed more than 200 local villagers, including children at an orphanage. Stream CBSN live or on demand for FREE on your TV, computer, tablet, or smartphone. 'I hope that Tess Thompson Talley will die the worst possible death,' posted another. When asked about the black giraffe she had killed during her gaming trip to South Africa, she laughed: 'He was delicious! 'I'm sick of Trophy Hunters trying to excuse their grim sport by saying they provide a service.