India, April 25 -- A wealthy American big game hunter has been killed by a herd of elephants while on a hunting trip in central Africa. Ernie Dosio who was 75 and a vineyard owner from Lodi in California was trampled to death in the dense forests of Gabon on April 17 after he and his guide unexpectedly came upon a group of female elephants with a calf.

According to Daily Mail, Dosio had traveled to Gabon's Lope-Okanda rainforest for a hunt worth about $40,000. He was trying to hunt the yellow-backed duiker which is a rare forest antelope first discovered in 1815. He also had a license to hunt dwarf forest buffalo during the trip.

Because of strict hunting rules, Dosio was not allowed to bring his own guns. The safari company, Collect Af...