Ivory import rules rolled back

Name: Ivory import rules rolled back
Uploaded: 2018-03-28T22:12:00+00:00
Duration: 4 min 45 s
Description: A decision by the Trump administration earlier this month lifted a ban on importing sports-hunted trophies of elephant parts from certain African countries. Several months ago, President Trump appeared to pause his first attempt to lift the ban amid public uproar. But a memo from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service dated March 1 quietly changed that.

A decision by the Trump administration earlier this month lifted a ban on importing sports-hunted trophies of elephant parts from certain African countries. Several months ago, President Trump appeared to pause his first attempt to lift the ban amid public uproar. But a memo from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service dated March 1 quietly changed that.

Posted March 28, 2018 8:10pm EDT