US Govt Lifts Ban On Importation Of Elephant Trophy From Africa

US President Donald Trump's administration has decided to allow hunters to import the body parts of African elephants killed for sport. Conservation groups have decried the move, saying it won't aid conservation efforts. The US Fish and Wildlife Service said it would allow the import of elephant trophies from Zimbabwe and Zambia through 2018, saying the move "will enhance
the survival of the species in the wild."

They argued that the ban reversal will raise money for conservation programs from hunters who pay to shoot them, noting that Zambia and Zimbabwe made changes to their elephant conservation efforts since the ban was implemented.

"Legal, well-regulated sport hunting as part of a sound management program can benefit certain species by providing incentives to local communities to conserve those species and by putting much-needed revenue back into conservation," the agency said in a statement.
Thursday's move reverses a 2014 ban imposed by former US President Barack Obama's administration which blocked the importation of elephant tusks and hides from animals killed for sport. African elephant populations dropped by some 30 percent between 2007 and 2014, according to a report last year.
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Ige James Babatope and 3 others

Johnson Ahile

Do we have elephants here in Nigeria?

Olajide Olushola

Trump reversing all Obama policies since 1900

Faith Kinika

good development

Endy Edeson

Olajide, that is why he was opposition. To undo any policy he wasn't comfortable with