When people in the West think of elephants, they tend to think of the benefits of this magnificent species. Those benefits include the viewing value for those fortunate enough to travel to elephant range states to see them, or even the substantial existence value placed on the elephant by those who will probably never have the opportunity to view them in the wild. Of course, there is also the potential to derive benefits from elephants in the form of trophy hunting revenues and elephant products such as ivory, hide, and meat. However recently, due in large part to pressure from western conservation organizations, these potential benefits have been downplayed.