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ABC News wrote:The Trump administration plans to allow hunters to import trophies of elephants they killed in Zimbabwe and Zambia back to the United States, reversing a ban put in place by the Obama administration in 2014, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service official confirmed to ABC News today.

Savanna elephant populations declined by 30 percent across 18 countries in Africa from 2007 to 2014, according to the Great Elephant Census published last year, which put their remaining numbers at just over 350,000.

The elephant population declined 6 percent overall in Zimbabwe but dropped by 74 percent within one specific region. Elephants saw "substantial declines along the Zambezi River," in Zambia while other areas of that country were stable, according to the census.

The ban was originally imposed because Zimbabwe, one of the most corrupt nations on Earth, could not show that its management of elephants enhanced the elephant population, nor could they demonstrate any ability to implement or enforce laws designed to protect that population. However the regime did enjoy the influx of cash from “hunting advocacy organizations" shuttling in wealthy Americans eager to “hunt" endangered species and bring their severed body parts home to impress their friends and neighbors.

jaybee wrote:OK, I'm gonna ask: Just how does one display a 'trophy' elephant tail?

It's pretty typical to see animal heads - all kinds from lions to deer. And smaller animals are usually posed full body. Even fish get a full body treatment. (some even sing!). But just what, exactly does one do with an elephant tail?

a1mamacat wrote:annnnnd Ghost wins for the bestest burn ever

tlynn78 wrote:

a1mamacat wrote:annnnnd Ghost wins for the bestest burn ever

I think you both need to get out more.

flockofseagulls104 wrote:Trump has called it off. At least for now. Can we hear a 'way to go'?

No, I don't think so. Just more grade school insults, I'm sure.

flockofseagulls104 wrote:Trump has called it off. At least for now. Can we hear a 'way to go'?

No, I don't think so. Just more grade school insults, I'm sure.

Jeemie wrote:

flockofseagulls104 wrote:Trump has called it off. At least for now. Can we hear a 'way to go'?

No, I don't think so. Just more grade school insults, I'm sure.

He should get a "way to go" for holding off on what should have been an obvious thing never to do?

That's like saying "Trump was going to make it legal for you to kill people you don't like, but he's put it on hold for now".

BackInTex wrote:

Jeemie wrote:

flockofseagulls104 wrote:Trump has called it off. At least for now. Can we hear a 'way to go'?

No, I don't think so. Just more grade school insults, I'm sure.

He should get a "way to go" for holding off on what should have been an obvious thing never to do?

That's like saying "Trump was going to make it legal for you to kill people you don't like, but he's put it on hold for now".

Only if you think killing elephants is equal to killing people. I don't.