Born Free USA strongly supports the reintroduction of the Prohibiting Threatened and Endangered Creature Trophies (ProTECT) Act, which would amend the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to prohibit taking endangered or threatened species in the United States as a trophy and the importation of any endangered or threatened species as a trophy into the United States.
Angela Grimes, CEO of Born Free USA, says:
“Born Free USA applauds Reps. Sheila Jackson Lee, Ted Lieu, and Peter King for reintroducing the ProTECT Act. This reintroduction follows the recent IPBES Biodiversity Report, which concludes that one million species are at risk of extinction, emphasizing that we cannot condone trophy hunting of imperiled species. Trophy hunting is senseless, inhumane, and only contributes to the further decline of threatened and endangered species. The ProTECT Act is a much-needed answer to the threat trophy hunting poses, and will ensure these beloved and imperiled species are fully protected, and not ruthlessly killed for vanity.”
Contrary to the arguments of pro-trophy hunting interests, trophy hunting does not significantly aid in wildlife conservation; instead, trophy hunting is just another added pressure on species that are already imperiled, like elephants and lions. To learn more about our work to counter trophy hunting, please click here.
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