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[ [link removed] ]Close-up of an elephant super tusker eating at a bush in Amboseli
National Park.

John,

‘Super-tusker’ elephants – the beloved elders of their communities – are
being murdered for sport as rich hunters pay thousands to shoot them in
cold blood.

These remarkable, massive animals are known for mentoring younger
elephants. After one was killed, other elephants visited to pay their
respects, mourning and gently touching his body with their trunks.

At least five super-tuskers have been slaughtered since the government of
Tanzania started selling permits to kill these irreplaceable
creatures. Now fewer than 10 remain – and if we don’t act, they could soon
be wiped out.

Our community is pressuring the Tanzanian government to stop the slaughter
– but we’re not done yet. The United States, as the largest single
importer of elephant parts, could take emergency action to ban them and
save these majestic creatures.

Now we just need the funds to make them do it. First to unleash a
people-powered pressure campaign for an emergency ban. Then, if enough of
us chip in, we can make a huge splash all over the media, like taking out
ads in newspapers and metro stations. Together we can ban this merciless
killing game and continue the fight to protect all living things, big and
small, for people and planet. Are you in?



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Thanks to a remarkable combination of old age, genetics, and protection
from poachers, super tuskers have tusks large enough to scrape along the
ground as they walk. They are the beloved elders of their herds, showing
younger elephants how to navigate difficult terrain or steer clear of
human-made dangers and threats.

These amazing creatures are protected from trophy hunting in Kenya, but
often venture into neighbouring Tanzania, where the government recently
started selling trophy hunting permits to kill.

Now at least five are gone. And the United States is a MASSIVE part of
this problem – U.S. citizens import more mammal trophies than any other
country, TEN TIMES the number of the second highest importer.

Earlier this year, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the government
agency responsible for protecting endangered species, issued a new rule to
make it harder to import elephant trophies – but it didn’t go nearly far
enough, and won’t even take effect until 2026. By then all these precious
creatures could be gone!

It should be a no-brainer to ban hunters from bringing home the body parts
of the last big tuskers – and the U.S. regulator could issue an emergency
ban RIGHT NOW that would immediately decrease demand for these cruel
trophy hunting permits. But we need to ramp up pressure on them to do it.

We can show public officials in the United States that the world is
watching, and that they must stop catering to ultra-wealthy hunting
lobbyists who want to be able to kill these precious creatures for fun. 

We don’t have much time. Can you urgently rush a donation so we can defend
the last of these majestic elephants and pressure the US Fish and Wildlife
Service to act?



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  Thanks for all that you do,  
Allison and the Ekō team



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More information:

[ [link removed] ]It's 2024, Not 1924. Why Are We Still Trading in Elephant Trophies? |
Opinion Newsweek 08 April 2024

[ [link removed] ]Petition for rulemaking and emergency rulemaking to ban imports of
elephant trophies taken in the United Republic of Tanzania from the
Amboseli-West Kilimanjaro elephant population Center for Biological
Diversity 08 July 2024

 

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