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Representatives of wildlife management authorities from Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania and other African countries were on hand for a seminar entitled “Where Are We Now? – Elephants, Lions and Leopards” at the SCI Convention in Las Vegas.
These individuals passionately explained what it is like for the local people who must co-exist daily with these animals. For them, reality is not a picture of a majestic animal, it is ruined crops and homes, daily threats and sometimes lost lives.
SCI members were provided with information about recent actions taken by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the courts concerning the listing status and importation of the three African wildlife species.
SCI’s legal team shared population data and described the listing status of each of the species. They also discussed a recent D.C. Circuit Court ruling, in which the court ruled in SCI’s and the National Rifle Association’s favor on the illegality of the previous administration’s 2014 and 2015 decisions to prohibit importation of legally hunted elephants from Zimbabwe.
SCI’s lawyers explained that both the courts and the FWS have additional determinations to make before all questions can be answered about the full impact of the ruling.
Following the presentation, representatives from African countries described their life co-existing with these animals and discussed the important role hunting plays in their countries’ conservation and management of wildlife.
They also expressed frustration over the harm that U.S. importation bans have on their ability to fight poaching, maintain habitat and encourage their local communities to participate in the conservation of wildlife. Their participation transformed the seminar from mere education to stark reality.
Source: Safari Club International (SCI)
These individuals passionately explained what it is like for the local people who must co-exist daily with these animals. For them, reality is not a picture of a majestic animal, it is ruined crops and homes, daily threats and sometimes lost lives.
SCI members were provided with information about recent actions taken by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the courts concerning the listing status and importation of the three African wildlife species.
SCI’s legal team shared population data and described the listing status of each of the species. They also discussed a recent D.C. Circuit Court ruling, in which the court ruled in SCI’s and the National Rifle Association’s favor on the illegality of the previous administration’s 2014 and 2015 decisions to prohibit importation of legally hunted elephants from Zimbabwe.
SCI’s lawyers explained that both the courts and the FWS have additional determinations to make before all questions can be answered about the full impact of the ruling.
Following the presentation, representatives from African countries described their life co-existing with these animals and discussed the important role hunting plays in their countries’ conservation and management of wildlife.
They also expressed frustration over the harm that U.S. importation bans have on their ability to fight poaching, maintain habitat and encourage their local communities to participate in the conservation of wildlife. Their participation transformed the seminar from mere education to stark reality.
Source: Safari Club International (SCI)
