Post by nolongcolt on Apr 7, 2014 17:26:57 GMT -5
There may be a elephant hunter or two on this forum.
USFWS just banned the import of elephant products legally taken from Zimbabwe and Tanzania for 2014. If your ele was taken last year its OK, it can still come home. But for this year, one can still hunt ele in these countries but you may not bring home any parts of it apparently. It all has to do with the rampant poaching, poor management, etc in those two countries, which will of course probably get worse before it get better, ban or no ban.
Some have opined that the Lacey Act may preclude taking one, even if legal in that country. Opinions vary on that but were I to plan an ele hunt in one of those countries, I would talk to a lawyer first before booking. Not good news for hunters or elephant.
USFWS just banned the import of elephant products legally taken from Zimbabwe and Tanzania for 2014. If your ele was taken last year its OK, it can still come home. But for this year, one can still hunt ele in these countries but you may not bring home any parts of it apparently. It all has to do with the rampant poaching, poor management, etc in those two countries, which will of course probably get worse before it get better, ban or no ban.
Some have opined that the Lacey Act may preclude taking one, even if legal in that country. Opinions vary on that but were I to plan an ele hunt in one of those countries, I would talk to a lawyer first before booking. Not good news for hunters or elephant.
