US government approves Dallas club's rhino import permit

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

US government approves Dallas club's rhino import permit
| March 26, 2015 | Updated: March 26, 2015 2:48pm

DALLAS (AP) — The U.S. government will allow a Texas man to import the carcass of an endangered black rhinoceros he hopes to kill in Africa as part of a conservation fundraiser.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Thursday that importing the carcass from Namibia meets criteria of benefiting the conservation of the species. The hunter, Corey Knowlton, bid $350,000 at an auction last year that the Dallas Safari Club billed as a fundraising effort to save the black rhino.

But the agency also is allowing Michael Luzich, a Las Vegas investment manager, to import his sport-hunted black rhino trophy to the U.S. Namibia directly sold him a hunting permit.

Human Society chief executive Wayne Pacelle says the federal agency is sending a "mixed message," noting rhino poaching is on the rise.


Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/texas/article/US-government-approves-Dallas-club-s-rhino-import-6161235.php

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[hobbit709]

1. Who got paid and how much?

[wordpix]

4. looks like NRA is in charge of USFWS

[wordpix]

2. "importing the carcass...meets criteria of benefiting the conservation of the species"

WTF? Another case of up is down and killing endangered species is conservation.

I don't care how much frigging money people "donate" to the "cause" of (slaughtering) endangered/threatened wildlife, it is still slaughter and USFWS should tell this murderer he cannot bring in an endangered animal from Africa dead or alive. Period.

I have already seen that Dept. of Agrichemicals is operated by revolving door Big Agribusiness/Big Chemical; EPA operated by same along with Big Oil/Timber/Mining; FDA operated by Big Pharma; now we see FWS is operated by NRA/hunting enthusiasts. Obama needs to put his exec. branch house in order. This is disgusting.

[red dog 1]

5. +1

[Arkansas Granny]

3. So, now you have to kill the rhinos to save them? There is something twisted here when you make

money to save an endangered species by allowing someone to kill one of the endangered animals you say you are trying to save.

[red dog 1]

6. Obama could have prevented this action by his US Fish & Wildlife Service,

if he wanted to.

Obviously, he doesn't care if an endangered Black Rhino is slaughtered with the approval of his Fish and Wildlife Service.

I wonder what his daughters think of his approving the killing of an innocent endangered Black Rhino, and then bringing the carcass back into the US as a trophy?

I guess he isn't an animal lover.

I'm beginning to wish I hadn't voted for him twice.

[Cryptoad]

9. Congress makes the laws.......

[Cryptoad]

7. man,,,,

This GOP Logic is getting harder and harder to follow.. Why the fuck would anyone want to kill such animal just for the sake of killing it,,

[red dog 1]

8. K&R, Thanks for posting, Judy Lynn

[AngryDem001]

10. 1%ers seem to have a fetish about killing animals.

[freshwest]

16. Standard for royalty and wannabes. Proves you have the killer instinct, willing to kill people, too.

[Larry Engels]

17. They have much more gratifiying diversions, too.

E.g., starting a war.

[freshwest]

18. But they have to prove they'd be hands on, as well. They no longer risk life and limb in wars, tho'

[Larry Engels]

19. Yep, the king doesn' lead the cavalry charge anymore, does he? :)

Too bad. It might serve as a deterrent to war.

[freshwest]

20. It used to end a lot of wars, very quickly, if you know what I mean. n/t

[valerief]

11. Pigs. These rich bastards aren't satisfied killing the poor.

They have to kill endangered species, too.

[Paladin]

12. Gotta kill 'em to save 'em. Ayup..... (nt)

[jmowreader]

13. Wouldn't it be easier to "save" the Black Rhino...

...if you WEREN'T SHOOTING THEM?

[tammywammy]

14. Some people fail to understand how this is conservation.

Older rhinos, like the one that's already been selected for this hunt, prevent younger male rhinos from mating, even when the older one can no longer reproduce. Removing the older one allows for more reproductive chances for the species.

While the optics of this look bad and distasteful, i.e. killing an endangered species!!!!, it really is a conservation effort.

[ag_dude]

15. Shhhhhh.

This is about feelings, not facts.