Fish and Wildlife Service to overturn an Obama era ban on the import of elephant trophies. Trump confirms that the ban on importing elephant trophies from the African nations of Zimbabwe and Zambia will remain in place. Powerful conservative media figures like Michael Savage and Laura Ingraham criticized Trump for the decision and called on him to keep the ban in place. Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres announced a campaign to persuade Trump to maintain the ban that quickly went viral through the hashtag #BeKindToElephants. On Nov. 17 Trump tweeted, “Put big game trophy decision on hold until such time as I review all conservation facts.

Source: Huffington Post January 28, 2018 01:18 UTC