The first meeting of the International Wildlife Conservation Council was scheduled for Friday at the Interior Department's headquarters in Washington. Council members aren't being paid a salary, though the department has budgeted $250,000 in taxpayer funds for travel expenses, staff time and other costs. Hunting helps conservation, Zinke saysTrump has decried big-game hunting as a "horror show" in tweets. A licensed two-week African hunting safari can cost more than $50,000 US per person, not including airfare, according to advertised rates. There's little indication dissenting perspectives will be represented on the Trump administration's conservation council.

Source: CBC News March 16, 2018 04:18 UTC