WASHINGTON Two days after suddenly halting his own administrations decision to begin allowing hunters to import elephants killed in two African countries, President Donald Trump called such trophy hunting a horror show and said hes unlikely to change his mind and allow such imports.
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, he posted to Twitter Sunday evening.
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.
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Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 19, 2017
In the face of widespread public backlash, Tump announced late Friday that he has suspended at least for now his administrations decision to reverse an Obama-era ban on the importation of elephant trophies from Zimbabwe and Zambia.
Put big game trophy decision on hold until such time as I review all conservation facts, he posted to Twitter. He adding that the issue has been under study for years but that he would provide an update after additional review.
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Put big game trophy decision on hold until such time as I review all conservation facts. Under study for years. Will update soon with Secretary Zinke. Thank you!
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Under study for years. Will update soon with Secretary Zinke. Thank you!
Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 18, 2017
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said in a statement on Twitter that he and Trump believe that conservation & healthy herds are critical .
As HuffPost reported Wednesday, the administration opted to lift the 2014 ban after determining that sport hunting of elephants in those African countries would enhance the survival of the species in the wild, a spokesperson for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said. It also recently rolled back protections for African lions , releasing new guidelines that allow big game hunters to bring back to the U.S. animal trophies from hunts in parts of Africa.
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The decision regarding elephants was made public not by the federal agency but via a celebratory news release early Tuesday from Safari Club International, a trophy hunting advocacy group that, along with the National Rifle Association, sued to block the 2014 ban . Greg Sheehan, principal deputy director of the FWS, broke the news to the hunting organization during the African Wildlife Consultative Forum in Tanzania, an agency spokesperson told HuffPost. The forum, which ended Friday, was hosted by the Safari Club International Foundation and the United Republic of Tanzania.
The Safari Clubs political action committees donated a collective $24,500 to Trumps presidential campaign and Zinkes 2014 and 2016 congressional campaigns, according to Federal Election Commission data. Zinke is a former Montana congressman and Navy SEAL.
@SafariClubIntlthe hunting group that in 2014 sued to block Obama-era ban on importing and this week announced/cheered Trump admin's reversal (now on hold)donated big to both @realDonaldTrump & @RyanZinke. Totals from Safari PACs:
To Trump: $11,000
To Zinke: $13,500 pic.twitter.com/loLw9w52NE
@SafariClubIntl the hunting group that in 2014 sued to block Obama-era ban on importing and this week announced/cheered Trump admin's reversal (now on hold)donated big to both @realDonaldTrump & @RyanZinke . Totals from Safari PACs:
Chris D'Angelo (@c_m_dangelo) November 18, 2017
To Trump: $11,000
To Zinke: $13,500 pic.twitter.com/loLw9w52NE
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