Trump Administration to Lift Ban on ‘Trophy’ Elephant Imports
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Trump Administration to Lift Ban on ‘Trophy’ Elephant Imports
Wayne Pacelle, the president and chief executive of the Humane Society of the United States, criticized the decision in a blog post, describing the practice of trophy hunting as a "new form of colonialism." "What kind of message does it send to say to the world
that poor Africans who are struggling to survive cannot kill elephants in order to use or sell their parts to make a living, but that it’s just fine for rich Americans to slay the beasts for their tusks to keep as trophies?" he wrote.
16, 2017
The Trump administration will begin allowing hunters to bring into the United States "trophy" elephants killed
in Zimbabwe, reversing a 2014 ban on a practice that has received intense scrutiny in recent years.
Though African elephants are protected under the Endangered Species Act, the law allows the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to authorize imports of trophies if the agency finds
that the hunts in which the animals were killed contribute to the survival of the species.
" the federal agency said in a notice to be published in the Federal Register on Friday.
that Since our 2014 and 2015 findings, there are strong indications that the efforts of private landowners and consortiums to manage elephants within their areas of control have received greater support,
The group had joined the National Rifle Association in suing the federal government over the 2014 ban and said
that it would continue to challenge that decision so hunters can retrieve trophies from hunts that are still excluded.
In 2016, the federal government, under President Barack Obama, imposed a near-total ban on the
commercial trade of African elephant ivory, though trophies were exempted from that ban.
Wayne Pacelle, the president and chief executive of the Humane Society of the United States, criticized the decision in a blog post, describing the practice of trophy hunting as a "new form of colonialism." "What kind of message does it send to say to the world
that poor Africans who are struggling to survive cannot kill elephants in order to use or sell their parts to make a living, but that it’s just fine for rich Americans to slay the beasts for their tusks to keep as trophies?" he wrote.
16, 2017
The Trump administration will begin allowing hunters to bring into the United States "trophy" elephants killed
in Zimbabwe, reversing a 2014 ban on a practice that has received intense scrutiny in recent years.
Though African elephants are protected under the Endangered Species Act, the law allows the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to authorize imports of trophies if the agency finds
that the hunts in which the animals were killed contribute to the survival of the species.
" the federal agency said in a notice to be published in the Federal Register on Friday.
that Since our 2014 and 2015 findings, there are strong indications that the efforts of private landowners and consortiums to manage elephants within their areas of control have received greater support,
The group had joined the National Rifle Association in suing the federal government over the 2014 ban and said
that it would continue to challenge that decision so hunters can retrieve trophies from hunts that are still excluded.
In 2016, the federal government, under President Barack Obama, imposed a near-total ban on the
commercial trade of African elephant ivory, though trophies were exempted from that ban.