House Committee Chairman Urges Administration to Reverse Opening of Elephant Trophy Imports From Zimbabwe
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce, R-Calif., on Nov. 17, in a statement urged the Trump administration to withdraw the Fish and Wildlife Service’s decision to allow imports of elephant hunting trophies from Zimbabwe for animals killed on or…
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after Jan. 21, 2016 (see 1711160018), until that country’s political situation stabilizes. “When carefully regulated, conservation hunts can benefit habitats and wildlife populations,” Royce said. “That said, this is the wrong move at the wrong time. Today Zimbabwe is in economic and political crisis. American citizens in the country are advised to go outdoors only when necessary. In this moment of turmoil, I have zero confidence that the regime -- which for years has promoted corruption at the highest levels -- is properly managing and regulating conservation programs.” Royce added that he’s “not convinced” that elephant populations in the subject area warrant “overconcentration measures,” and that elephants and other big game in Africa are “blood currency” for terrorist organizations and are being killed at an “alarming rate.”