Ka World Animal Protection i ka pane ʻana i ka US Department of the Interior. E pili ana kēia ʻōlelo i ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa e ʻae ai i ka lawe ʻia mai o nā ʻelepani piʻo mai Zimbabwe a me Zambia, kahi hoʻi o kāna pāpā ma lalo o ke aupuni o Obama.
"Kāhāhā mākou i ka hoʻoholo a ka 'Oihana Kalaiaina e ʻae ai i nā lawe mai i nā ʻelepani mai Zimbabwe a me Zambia, e hoʻohuli i ka pāpā ma kahi mai ka makahiki 2014, a ke noi aku nei mākou i ke aupuni Trump e noʻonoʻo hou. ʻO ke alualu ʻana i ka Trophy ke kumu o ka hoʻolōʻihi ʻia ʻana o nā ʻelepani a me nā wahie koi i nā huahana holoholona hihiu, e wehe ana i ka puka no ka hana hou aku.
Pono ka US e hana i nā mea āpau e hiki ai iā mākou ke hōʻoia i ka pale maoli o nā elepani ʻApelika, kahi ʻano i helu ʻia ma lalo o ka Endangered Species Act. ka ʻo ka ʻūlū ʻana, ka alualu ʻana a me ka luku ʻana i nā holoholona no ka hopu holoholona hihiu ke hoʻopailua ʻia, a ʻaʻole pono mākou e hāpai i kēia ʻoihana sordid o ka hopu holoholona. Pili nā holoholona hihiu i ka nāhelehele - ʻaʻole māka ʻia a pepehi ʻia i ka inoa o ka leʻaleʻa. "
-ʻElizabeth Hogan, US Wildlife Campaign Manager, World Animal Protection
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- “We are appalled at the decision by the Department of the Interior to allow imports of elephant trophies from Zimbabwe and Zambia, reversing the ban in place since 2014, and we urge the Trump administration to reconsider.
- The statement is in regards to the United States to allow imports of elephant trophies from Zimbabwe and Zambia, a reversal of its ban under the Obama administration.
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