Babbsworld

Tonight it was reported that the Trump Administration will reverse an Obama era law and will now allow elephant hunters to enter the US with their “trophies.” To say this is a step backwards for conservation and the general humane treatment of nature is and understatement. More than that, creatures like elephants, rhinos, and sharks are being hunted to extinction for mythical herbal remedies. And now the US will pander to the spoils of the leisure class. Years ago @bonetiredmama and I spent time at the @dswt in Kenya, photographing orphaned elephants. Young calves abandoned after their mothers were killed by poachers and hunters. Young elephants can quite literally die from depression and sadness, and caretakers must stay with these mourning babies for years, helping them grow, providing them a nurturing environment.

And while the US can’t stop people from hunting them in other countries, we have now given tacit approval.

“Crack me open”