Massive ivory tusks from legally hunted African elephants can sex video chinaonce again be brought into the United States.
Although the Obama administration banned the importation of African elephant trophies in 2014, on Wednesday the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service confirmed with ABC Newsthat the ban had been lifted for Zimbabwe and Zambia, two nations with sizable elephant populations.
The decision to allow these ivory hunting prizes into the U.S. stokes much controversy. Safari big-game hunters, who engage in legal hunting of these animals, feel they should be able to keep the spoils of their sport. But conservationists, such as The Elephant Project, view this as a "pay to slay" tactic that will encourage more poaching of an intelligent, vulnerable species.
SEE ALSO: Three Connecticut elephants were just given lawyers, and the case sways on free willReprehensible behaviour by the Trump Admin. 100 elephants a day are already killed. This will lead to more poaching. https://t.co/rld67eM018
— The Elephant Project (@theelephantproj) November 16, 2017
African elephants — the planet's largest land mammals — are listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, which is managed by the Fish and Wildlife Service. The animals have been listed with that status since 1978.
According to the Great Elephant Census, undertaken by a team of ecologists and biologists who spent years surveying the expansive African savannah in airplanes, the population of African elephants decreased by 30 percent in 15 of 18 countries studied between 2009 and 2016, which include both Zambia and Zimbabwe.
African elephant populations have been particularly pressured by poaching for their ivory tusks, a demand that is only increasing. Since 2007, the ivory trade has doubled, according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
The Fish and Wildlife Service did not say what specific conditions had changed in Zimbabwe and Zambia to justify lifting the ban, but it did say more information about the decision would be posted in the Federal Register on Friday (the Federal Register is where the U.S. government officially publishes federal regulations).
A Fish and Wildlife spokesperson, however, stated the agency's general belief that legal sport-hunting can benefit conservation goals:
Legal, well-regulated sport hunting as part of a sound management program can benefit the conservation of certain species by providing incentives to local communities to conserve the species and by putting much-needed revenue back into conservation.
This latest decision, although limited to one species in two African nations, might signal the Trump administration's intent to increasingly use regulated sport hunting as an international wildlife conservation strategy.
Last week, the Department of the Interior — which oversees the Fish and Wildlife Service — announced the creation of the International Wildlife Conservation Council. The council will specifically "focus on increased public awareness domestically regarding conservation, wildlife law enforcement, and economic benefits that result from U.S. citizens traveling abroad to hunt," according to the announcement.
“Built on the backs of hunters and anglers, the American conservation model proves to be the example for all nations to follow for wildlife and habitat conservation,” Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said.
Although the Endangered Species Act, one of the nation's most powerful conservation laws, has absolutely benefited once nearly extinct creatures like the Bald Eagle, 1,390 U.S. animals remain on the list as either threatened or endangered.
Put Me In, Coach!
Best Black Friday tablet deals for 2023
Rilke’s ‘Letters to a Young Painter’
The Nexus of All Despair by Jane Stern
NYT Connections hints and answers for April 26: Tips to solve 'Connections' #685.
Dear Lynda: Diary Snoops and Ill
The Life and Afterlife of Vivian Maier by Pamela Bannos
States of Desire: An Interview with Anne Garréta
Today's Hurdle hints and answers for April 1, 2025
In the age of TikTok, the female gaze has lost all meaning
The Dark Web: What is It and How To Access It
‘Women at Work’
The Literary Prize for the Refusal of Literary Prizes
Best Black Friday tablet deals for 2023
#rateaspecies is basically Yelp reviews for zoo animals
Sam Altman and OpenAI employees are flooding the timeline with heart emojis
Are Twitter's birthday balloons broken?
TikTok's concert clip economy exposes fan culture's Y/N problem
Today's Hurdle hints and answers for April 7, 2025
How Original Are You? by Robert Shore
The easiest ways to legally follow the NFL this season without cableWe thought he was kidding: Elon Musk is serious about digging a tunnel from his officeRussia accuses Google, Facebook of election interferenceReview: 'Hustlers' is as a great time with a powerful messageThese convincing Trump and Kim lookalikes are going viral for obvious reasonsNo, PlayStation. The 'X' button is not actually the 'Cross' button.Verizon's 5G service will kick off in 13 NFL stadiums this seasonElon Musk just endorsed Trump’s secretary of state pick, and it makes no senseLego announces Imperial Star Destroyer from 'Star Wars: A New Hope'Samsung Galaxy Fold has a European launch date: Sept. 18This country is raising $600 million to counter Trump's antiVideo of former Pakistan president dancing to a Bollywood song sets tongues waggingSolange bought 250 books for fans because she is an angelThe Light Phone 2 is here to try to save you from smartphone burnoutNo, PlayStation. The 'X' button is not actually the 'Cross' button.Stephen King's cameo in 'IT Chapter Two' is subtle vengeance at workJeremy Renner shuts down fan app after extreme trollingWikiHow apologizes for whitewashed image of Beyoncé, Jay Z and Barack Obama'A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood' review: Why we need Mr. RogersCelebrate the end of summer with 'Snowpiercer' Whiting Awards 2019: Kayleb Rae Candrilli, Poetry The Corner of ‘MacDoodle St.’ and Memory Ln. Cooking with Colette by Valerie Stivers Whiting Awards 2019: Nadia Owusu A Quaker Woman Writes about War by Lisa Gornick Athena, Goddess of Copyediting by Mary Norris ‘The Left Hand of Darkness’ at Fifty Redux: Miles of Mostly Vacant Lots by The Paris Review Whiting Awards 2019: Tyree Daye, Poetry Nudes by The Paris Review Whiting Awards 2019: Hernan Diaz, Fiction Love Is Claustrophobic: An Interview with Mark Mayer by Carmen Maria Machado Objects of Despair: Mars by Meghan O’Gieblyn Whiting Awards 2019: Lauren Yee, Drama White People Must Save Themselves from Whiteness by Venita Blackburn The World Association of Ugly People by Rebecca Brill Whiting Awards 2019: Terese Marie Mailhot, Nonfiction R. Crumb’s Portraits of Aline and Others by The Paris Review In Search of William Gass by Zachary Fine American Blood: An Interview with Mitchell S. Jackson by Annie DeWitt
3.6633s , 10519.578125 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【sex video china】,Prosperous Times Information Network