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| Eaton, R.L. | |
| Should the U.S. allow importation of Leopard trophies? | |
| 1976 Full Book | |
Most of the major trophy hunting countries of Africa have not closed sport hunting of the leopard since it was classified as endangered. Several European nations (e.g. England, West Germany and Switzerland) that signed and ratified the International Treaty allow the importation of leopard trophies accompanied by legal export permits. At the second Meeting of the parties, Berne, 1976, the Treaty was interpreted to include legally exported trophies as permissible. The USDI has elected to continue interpretation of the Treaty so as to exclude importation of trophies of species listed in Appendix 1. If the leopard were reclassified by the U.S to a threatened foreign species, which permits importation of legally taken specimens, trophies could still not be imported due to the USDI's interpretation of the International Treaty. The failure of the USDI to reclassify the leopard despite scientific evidence indicating satisfactory status (see Eaton, 1976 a), is contrary to the Endangered Species Law. The USDI's interpretation of the Convention prohibits American sportsmen from importing legally taken leopard trophies. This paper examines the economic and conservation effects of trophy hunting for the leopard to evaluate U.S. policy which presently discourages leopard hunting by Americans. |
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