Conservationists sue Trump administration over elephant trophy move

Conservation groups sued the U.S. government on Monday over President Donald Trump's decision to let hunters bring in lion and elephant trophies from Zimbabwe, days after Trump said the move had been put on hold.

The Center for Biological Diversity and the Natural Resources Defense Council said in a statement that their suit intended to resolve "contradictory announcements" by the Republican administration about trophy imports of the at-risk species.

Last week, the administration drew a torrent of criticism over its decision to let hunters bring trophies back to the United States after killing endangered elephants in the African nations of Zimbabwe and Zambia. The suit does not mention Zambia.

Former President Barack Obama, a Democrat, had banned the imports.

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