(Photo: Clement Mboya|KWS)President Donald Trump said Friday he will uphold a ban on importing trophies of elephants hunted and killed in Zimbabwe, pending further review, reversing his own administration's decision from just a day earlier after a public outcry. "Put big game trophy decision on hold until such time as I review all conservation facts. ALSO READ: Zimbabwe tribe seeks Kenyan citizenshipInterior Secretary Ryan Zinke said the pair came to the decision after they "talked and both believe that conservation and healthy herds are critical." In one widely shared photograph, Donald Trump Jr poses with a knife in one hand and an elephant tail in the other, the animal's corpse beside him. The US decision follows tumultuous days in Zimbabwe, where President Robert Mugabe refuses to resign after the military seized control of the country.

Source: Standard Digital November 18, 2017 06:33 UTC