The battle for trophies, or What awaits African elephants?

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service lifted a ban on the importation of trophies from Africa.  This is stated in the memorandum of 1 March.

 Now the hunters will get permission to import ivory and other parts of the body, despite President Trump's statement last November: "This is a terrible show.  I do not want elephants to be killed, dismembered and returned in parts. " 

 The ban on the export of valuable trophies was made in 2014 by the administration of President Obama and since then the NRA has been repeatedly challenged.  The battle did not end in favor of animals: the District Court of the District of Columbia accused the Obama administration of improperly performing formalities and found it possible to review the ban.

  In his tweet, Donald Trump wrote: "I will keep the final decision on trophies until I study all the facts about the preservation of nature.  This topic has been studied for years. " 

 Symbol of the Republican Party under the threat of extinction The population of African elephants, the world's largest land mammal, has declined dramatically over the past 100 years: from 5 million to 400 thousand individuals.  These amazingly intelligent animals are in danger of extinction, but before the lifting of the ban on the importation of trophies they are defenseless.

  Many opposed the murder of elephants.  Some even paid with their lives in the fight against the black market of ivory.  So, in February in the capital of Kenya, Esmond Bradley Martin, a defender of the wild nature, a UN envoy, was killed. 

 The efforts of the peacekeepers broke on the official statement at a briefing on Wednesday, during which the White House spokeswoman Sarah Hakabi Sanders stressed that "President Trump's position on trophy hunting remains unchanged from November."

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  This is not about a gray giant.  Since June, hunting for grizzly bears has been opened in Yellowstone National Park, and in October permits for imports of African lions are issued.  Supporters of sports hunting argue that the proceeds from trophy permits help preserve habitats, but is it worth it?