Animals should be protected under law, because their value to tourism is much worth more alive than dead. A live elephant can make millions of dollars over its 70-year lifespan, but a dead elephant only makes thousands of dollars. A live lion brings in more than 3 million dollars over its 10-year lifespan, but a dead one only brings in thousands of dollars. Animals like these should be protected under South African law, and kept safe from any threat.