Tell Your Senators and Representatives to Cosponsor/Support the CECIL Animal Trophies Act (S. 1918/H.R. 3526)
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Born Free USA
September 2015

ACTION

Tell your Senators and Representative to support/cosponsor S. 1918/H.R. 3526, the Conserving Ecosystems by Ceasing the Importation of Large (CECIL) Animal Trophies Act.

Introduced by Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Representative Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), the bill will extend import and export prohibitions to sport-hunted species that have been proposed for listing under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), thereby prohibiting the import of any trophies without an explicit permit from the Secretary of the Interior.

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As your constituent and a member of Born Free USA, I urge you to cosponsor S. 1918/H.R. 3526, the Conserving Ecosystems by Ceasing the Importation of Large (CECIL) Animal Trophies Act. Introduced by Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Representative Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), the bill will extend import and export prohibitions to sport-hunted species that have been proposed for listing under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), thereby prohibiting the import of any trophies without an explicit permit from the Secretary of the Interior.

This important piece of legislation comes after the tragic death of Cecil the lion, who was allegedly lured outside of Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe and killed by an American hunter in July. His death was particularly gruesome because he was shot with an arrow, injured, and tracked for 40 hours before finally being shot with a gun, beheaded, and skinned.

Prior to Cecil's death, in October 2014, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) proposed listing the African lion as threatened under the ESA, but has yet to finalize any protections--leaving lions vulnerable to sport hunting in the meantime. Sadly, lion populations have dropped by more than 50% since 1980, and trophy hunting continues to contribute to this decline. Current estimates suggest that there are barely more than 30,000 lions remaining across Africa, and localized or regionalized extinctions in the next decade are a real possibility.

The outrage expressed by the American public over Cecil's death has made it clear that a large proportion of U.S. citizens believe this is an unacceptable way to treat wildlife. This country passionately supports the conservation of vulnerable species.

If you have already cosponsored S. 1918/H.R. 3526, thank you for your support. If not, I urge you to cosponsor this bill for the sake of Cecil and other imperiled wildlife.
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