The White House announced that the remains of elephants hunted in Zimbabwe and Zambia can now be imported to the United States as trophies. Elephant trophies are banned in other countries to stop poachers from killing this endangered species.

We cannot allow the ivory trade to continue. While killing these animals is legal in some circumstances, it is nevertheless morally wrong.

Elephants are in a unique category of five species with minds capable of self-reflection. They exhibit a variety of behaviors including grief, learning, mimicry, play, altruism, use of tools, compassion, cooperation, self-awareness, memory and communications. Elephants cry.

To kill one of these magnificent creatures is morally wrong and their extinction would be Earth's greatest tragedy thus far.