Sen. Feinstein Calls for Interior Dept. to Continue Ban of African Elephant Trophy Imports
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., in a Nov. 21 letter called on Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to maintain the current ban on African elephant trophy imports, as potential action to lift the prohibition remains under Fish and Wildlife Service review. She…
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said she is “deeply concerned” by a Nov. 17 FWS Federal Register notice announcing a finding that killing trophy animals in Zimbabwe would enhance the survival of the African elephant. FWS last week announced a policy to reopen imports of elephant hunting trophies from Zimbabwe for animals killed on or after Jan. 21, 2016, before Zinke said his department would re-evaluate the policy (see 1711200030). Last week, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce, R-Calif., also called for the Trump administration to continue the import ban (see 1711170034).