https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h_Bc6yL-0ApeblLqNMoN56zdOh7FqUihaTYAQNhh1SM/edit Smithsonian By Brigit Katz SMITHSONIAN.COM MARCH 7, 2018 3:39PM Recently, the United States Of America revoked the ban on bringing back some Elephant and Lion hunting trophies. When Obama was still in office, a complete ban was placed on bringing hunting trophies to the US. Currently, the ban is lifted which allows certain Elephant and Lion trophies to come back. The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) used to have a ban on bringing hunting trophies into the United States from other nations. This is, until November of 2017. Despite Ms. Donald Trump being on board with the ban to stay in place per suggestion of President Obama, it was still lifted without any of his influence. In December of 2017, Obama's ban was reviewed by the DC Circuit Court of Appeals which found that there were flaws in the ban. The ban was morally intact, yet poorly conceived. When it was created, it was done improperly and missed a few minor or major regulations. It was not executed according to proper procedure either. The Safari Club International (SCI) and National Rifle Association (NRA) are most responsible for the riddance of the ban. They filed a lawsuit which identified the flaws in the way the Obama administration had set the ban up initially. With that, they were the main cause of its downfall. The ban was originally implemented under the Obama administration in order to protect endangered animals around the globe. Not being able to bring trophies back to the US was theorized to deter American huntsmen from slaughtering wild animals. Most of west Africa's wildlife is being plundered by poachers for their value. To help indirectly combat this, the United States brought their value down through the ban. Why hunt something you can not take home with you? At least that was the general idea until last November. In 2017, the ban was quietly upheaved and now permits 'certain cases' of animal trophies to be brought back into the States. I personally feel like the ban should stay in place because of its environmental benefits. Slaughtering animals for food is alright, but for sport is morally incorrect in my eyes. If the ban were to stay in place, I feel more progress could be made on reviving endangered species. I will comment on Angeline and Jeremy's blog posts. https://angelinesr2020.weebly.com/current-events-blog , https://jong2020.weebly.com/blog Katz, Brigit. “U.S. Lifts Ban on the Import of African Elephant Trophies.” Smithsonian.com, Smithsonian Institution, 7 Mar. 2018, www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/us-lifts-ban-import-african-elephant-trophies-180968415/.
Nuwer, Rachel. “U.S. Lifts Ban on Some Elephant and Lion Trophies.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 7 Mar. 2018,www.nytimes.com/2018/03/07/science/trump-elephant-trophy-hunting.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&mtrref=www.nytimes.com&gwh=D82A5759D6483BE5AA98AF5E3C41FD92&gwt=pay.
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