New York “Big 5” Trophy Ban Sails Through Committee with Complete Disregard for African Conservation Efforts and Self-Determination

[Datchew]

Silly laws. Why can't they focus on actual priorities? It's amazing.

Thanks to OP for passing info along.

 

[ACE (in CT)]

I've become cynical enough to be pretty sure these ARE their actual priorities. Make they people they disagree with criminals and you don't have to fight them with facts and logic.

 

[neckfred]

Put these individuals that make the stupid decisions on Trumps list to get rid of.....

 

[JimP]

Put these individuals that make the stupid decisions on Trumps list to get rid of.....

Sad, they are state and not Federal

 

[Sabre]

BTW, no Buffalo in this bill, they defined Big 5 as Giraffe, Lion, Leopard, White and Black Rhino.

"THE FOLLOWING ANIMAL SPECIES: AFRICAN ELEPHANT (LOXODONTA AFRICANA); AFRICAN LEOPARD (PANTHERA PARDUS); AFRICAN LION (PANTHERA LEO); BLACK RHINOCEROS (DICEROS BICORNIS); WHITE RHINOCEROS (CERATOTHER- IUM SIMUM); AND AFRICAN GIRAFFE (GIRAFFA CAMELOPARDALIS)."

Why giraffe?

 

[davidg8480]

Why giraffe?

Disney world

 

[Rem280]

I am glad NY has solved every other problem!

 

[Hunt anything]

Another bill introduced by the same person would eliminate all propagation of pheasants and ban the release of pheasant in the state.

To take a swipe at @Sabre question. I would think when the USFWS started talking about adding them to either the endangered species list or CITIES appendix I, she thinks it will be an easy target. I think there is one subspecies is in trouble so they want to throw a blanket over the whole species.

 

[Sabre]

Another bill introduced by the same person would eliminate all propagation of pheasants and ban the release of pheasant in the state.

To take a swipe at @Sabre question. I would think when the USFWS started talking about adding them to either the endangered species list or CITIES appendix I, she thinks it will be an easy target. I think there is one subspecies is in trouble so they want to throw a blanket over the whole species.

I would guess the same thing. And likely fueled by everyone getting mad about that one dark giraffe being shot a while back. The general public is very fickle in what they consider acceptable hunting and what they consider evil hunting.

 

[crackerman]

Remind anybody that votes for this is just doing colonialism with out even leaving the state and telling a foreign country how to manage its self is lazy colonialism.

 

[Surgeon1]

I will never live in NY and have for years made every effort to avoid ever going there!
This is where crazies and lunatics migrate and those who are "normal" don't seam to
be sane enough to leave and soon will be out numbered!