Headline Roundup • November 16th, 2017
Trump Reverses Elephant Trophy Ban
Summary from the AllSides News Team
The Trump administration has announced that elephant trophies from species hunted in Zambia and Zimbabwe can now be imported to the U.S., reversing an Obama-era regulation that forbade this practice.
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Trophies from elephant hunts in Zimbabwe were banned in the U.S. Trump just reversed that.
Washington Post
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The Trump administration announced Wednesday that the remains of elephants legally hunted in Zimbabwe and Zambia can now be imported to the United States as trophies, reversing a ban under President Barack Obama.
Trump to allow imports of African elephant trophies
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The Trump administration is reversing an Obama administration ban on bringing to the United States the heads of elephants killed in two African countries.
Trump's Interior Department to begin issuing elephant trophy hunting permits
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The Trump administration is planning to begin issuing permits for elephant trophy hunting, despite the Obama administration's decision to ban elephant ivory and tusks from being imported into the U.S.
