John,

‘Super-tusker’ elephants are being hunted and killed for sport in Tanzania. After these magnificent animals are murdered, their heads, tusks and hides are divided up and shipped out for profit and gloating by rich hunters.

The single biggest importer of elephant parts is the US. At the start of this year they tightened the regulations on importing elephant trophies but stopped short of a full ban.

If the US properly bans the importation of elephant parts, the demand will drop massively, helping the Tanzanian Government feel the heat to stop handing out the hunting permits and protect these majestic creatures for good.

Add your name to the petition: tell the US to ban the import of elephant body parts.

Elephants are incredibly social and intelligent animals. They’ve even been observed grieving. 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 to the highest bidders (permits cost up to $60,000 per year!). Now fewer than 10 super-tuskers remain – and if we don’t act, they could soon be wiped out.

Elephants are already protected from trophy hunting in Kenya, so now we just need neighbouring Tanzania to stop handing out permits for hunting. Let’s build up pressure from all over the world so the US moves from its half-hearted regulation to a FULL import ban!

Call on the US Government to protect elephants and ban importing elephant trophies.

Public pressure has already resulted in a game-changing elephant ivory ban in China and near total ban in the US. Now, let’s do it again and protect elephants from being slaughtered for sport in Tanzania.