Trump wants to lift the ban on the import of elephant trophies in the United States

Trump wants to lift the ban on the import of elephant trophies in the United States

A week had passed since then, as the White house expressed its willingness to allow the import of trophies of elephants killed during legal hunting in Zimbabwe and Zambia. But on Sunday, Donald trump said that he was against such practices.

Recall that in 2014 Barack Obama vetoed the import of trophies in the framework of the international campaign to ban trade in ivory.

Trump wants to lift the ban on the import of elephant trophies in the United States

Nevertheless, the administration of the 45th President still found a legal way to circumvent the ban: only need to prove that hunting contributes to the conservation of elephant populationsunder threat of extinction.

At first glance, one contradicts the other. However, the Service of protection of fish resources and wild animals of the United States, which is a division of the Ministry of internal Affairs, believes that the funds obtained through the issuance of permits for the hunt will be useful for carrying out actions for preservation of endangered species.

The same logic holds relative to the Service of the lion’s trophies, so the last month has started to issue permits for their importation in the United States.

This is despite the fact that earlier it was announced about the threat of the disappearance of lions from Central and West Africa. Since then the American hunters began to go home without a kill.

But back to the elephants. Last week, the network has become the «walk» photo eldest son of the President, Donald John trump, who’s holding a severed tail of a dead animal:

Trump administration plans to reverse Obama-era ban on import of elephant trophies from Africa. Great news for @DonaldJTrumpJr. pic.twitter.com/Rvf5yEutgV

— Scott Dworkin (@Acer) November 16, 2017

«The administration trump plans to cancel Obama’s ban on the import of elephant trophies from Africa. Great news for Donald trump Jr.».

A final decision on the import of elephant trophies will be made next week, a promised trump tweeted Sunday:

Big-game trophy decision will be announced next week but will be very hard pressed to change my mind that this horror show in any way helps conservation of Elephants or any other animal.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 19, 2017

«The decision about the big trophies of wild animals will be announced next week, but I am very hard to convince that it’s a terrible show in any way helps to preserve the population of elephants or any other animals.»

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