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Trump once again lifts elephant trophy ban

Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 9:33 pm
by Bob Juch
The Trump administration has quietly decided once again to allow Americans to import the body parts of African elephants shot for sport, despite presidential tweets decrying the practice as a "horror show."
But only if you're rich.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nati ... story.html

Re: Trump once again lifts elephant trophy ban

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 1:35 am
by Estonut
Bob Juch wrote:But only if you're rich.
Your article makes no such claim.

Re: Trump once again lifts elephant trophy ban

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 9:40 am
by Bob Juch
Estonut wrote:
Bob Juch wrote:But only if you're rich.
Your article makes no such claim.
Yes, it does:
President Donald Trump personally intervened in November when the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service first said it would lift an Obama-era ban on elephants imported from Zimbabwe and Zambia. The agency contends that encouraging wealthy big-game hunters to kill the threatened species would help raise money for conservation programs.