Fairfax, VA -(AmmoLand.com)- On Monday; July 20, following the release of Cargo Policy and Procedures Advisory No. 278, South African Airways (SAA) effectively lifted their embargo on transporting legally-harvested African wildlife.
As we previously reported, other airlines had followed SAA’s lead, placing similar bans on legally-hunted African game that vastly exceed requirements of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species and Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). These embargoes were put in place as a response to pressure from anti-hunting extremists, under the false pretense that they would curb poaching and the illegal trade of restricted wildlife.
Ironically, embargoes like these actually increase poaching, as the revenue generated from legal hunting funds the vast majority of anti-poaching efforts. Therefore these embargoes only serve to undermine the sustainable use of wildlife resources through regulated hunting, conservation efforts funded by sportsmen and the legal trade of wildlife under the CITES convention.
NRA-ILA applauds SAA for lifting its embargo and hopes that other airlines with embargoes in place will follow suit.
We will keep you updated on the latest developments regarding misguided transportation restrictions on legally-harvested African trophies.
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Willam
You’re barking up the wrong liberal tree. I’ve been there and have seen how the meat goes to feed families that live on the land and I have seen how owners have stopped grazing cattle to manage wild herds of animals that the land can support. I know I’ll not change you mind as you’re such a smart game manager but I’ve seen with my own eyes how things work there. Rant as much as you want as we hunters will continue to feed ourselves and others.
You’ve been “coming for” hunters and conservationists for a long time and about all that you’ve actually accomplished is to impede the efforts of hunters to stop the poachers that threaten the wildlife you pretend to care about. And of course line the pockets on animal rights groups that prey on the gullible and stupid for funding but do nothing for animals. One would think that a person who actually cared about something would make at least the smallest effort to learn something about the subject but I guess it is much easier and more hip to pretend to care… Read more »
Pretty soon ALL major carriers will stop shipping trophies for fake trophy collectors.
We are COMING for your BLOODSPORT make no mistake.