gryphon
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For Immediate Release January 31, 2011
Washington, DC – Safari Club International Foundation (SCIF) is pleased to announce that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) will allow the importation of 20 elephant hunting trophies annually from Zambia starting this 2011 hunting season. This historic announcement was made at the 2011 SCI Annual Hunters’ Convention in Reno, Nevada.
“After years of collaboration, the FWS has made the determination that sustainable hunting of elephants will contribute to the enhancement of the survival of elephants in Zambia,” said SCI Foundation President Joseph Hosmer. “As a form of sustainable-use, hunting is a key component of wildlife conservation and management worldwide. The SCI Foundation is very proud to be part of the announcement.”
A formal exchange between the FWS and the Zambian government was made on Thursday, Jan. 27 in conjunction with the SCI Foundation Department of Science-based Conservation and Research. The finding of enhancement by the FWS is a conclusion reached after many years of information sharing, including government to government meetings facilitated at the SCI Convention and the African Wildlife Consultative Forum (AWCF).
Underwritten by the SCI Foundation, the AWCF convenes African governments, world renowned wildlife biologists, professional hunter associations and leading conservation NGOs to share information and discuss current wildlife management issues.
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Ben
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Good.
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Ripp
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I was actually going to post this and saw it was already done..good job..and really good news..
thx
Ripp
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CHAPUISARMES
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If only Australia would do the same .....
Cheers,
Jeff Gray
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SafariHunt
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Great but what about Mozambique will they ever come right there ?
And yes if only Australia could import ivory.
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Anonymous
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To bad the whole situation is so damn corrupted.
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500grains
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Every year I go to the SCI show, I quit the club, and only join again in order to get in the show. The improper relationship between SCI directors and the allegedly criminal enterprise known as Out of Africa Safaris soured me on SCI long ago.
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