Trump Admin permits First Lion Trophy into US from Tanzania

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It may sometimes feel like all I do on this website is target President Trump of the United States but it just so happens that the news keeps getting worse and worse. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely loathe that man but his administration is by far one of the worst in modern history in regards to animals and the environment. Today's story is about the very first permit given to a Florida hunter which permitted the import of lion parts for trophies from the nation of Tanzania which reportedly is home to nearly 40% of the world's wild lion population.

This recently acquired permit will allow this man to bring in his lion trophies which include the skin, skull, claws, and teeth to display them proudly like the sick asshole he is. The troubling part of this is that it implies that the US Fish and Wildlife Services might be on track to begin allowing further trophies into the US from Tanzania which is bad news for elephants and lions from the nation. What is also especially troubling is that Tanzania reportedly keeps very poor track of their current wild animal populations which means that they could be allowing more of these animals to be killed than there are being born. We all know that this will ultimately lead to them once again becoming endangered in their habitat and potentially put them on track to become extinct, all for the sake of fucking trophies.

Some of the problems discovered in Tanzania's maintenance of their wild lion populations include allowing the hunting of male lions believed to be 6 or older but on the field, this is extremely difficult to determine. Tanzania has been found to inadequately count the lions and simply determines their population based on the previous year's hunts despite the fact that this is wholly inaccurate. Typically, trophy hunters go after the adult males because their beautiful manes / heads will make better trophies to display. If these males happen to be pack leaders, then this allows a new male to take over the pride ultimately leading to the slaughter of all of the cubs by the new lion. Tanzania simply doesn't account for these sorts of situations which means their numbers are likely significantly lower than what Tanzania reports.

We are in a period of time where these animals already face significant perils in the wild without the addition of permitted hunts by a bunch of wealthy pigs who get their enjoyment out of destroying ecosystems and ending lives for fun. Recently, I reported on a story about a group of scientists who claimed an abrupt ban on trophy hunting could lead to increased illegal killing however if they were to abruptly ban trophy hunting and then put increased effort into controlling poaching, there would definitely be a population increase. We cannot continue to argue about the benefits of trophy hunting when discussing animals that are vulnerable to extinction, it's beyond hypocritical and frankly, a disgusting attempt to cover up the fact that these wealthy scumbags know damn well that they're contributing to extinction but could care less because they have money and want trophies.

The Trump administration continues to deal with lawsuit after lawsuit in regards to their abhorrent track record with animal welfare and this is another nail in the coffin for Africa's most recognized wildlife. In fact, Tanzania houses all of the big 5 "game" species which include the rhino, elephant, lion, leopard, and buffalo and of them, 4 of those species are in danger. 

There is no time to waste with Trophy Hunting, we must ban it immediately to save these beautiful animals from extinction!

HAPPY VEG