NEW YORK - The US is contemplating banning hunting trophies.

If it’s passed, the so-called Africa Big Five bill allows for prison sentences of up to two years for bringing the body parts of endangered species like rhino into the country.

The proposed legislation has the backing of many animal rights groups.

Lawmakers hope this bill will be passed into law by June with the added goal that this inspires other states in the US to follow suit and stop these trophies from crossing their borders.

But some hunters say it&39;s counterproductive, arguing that they are the ones funding conservation efforts.

* Watch the video report by William Denselow from New York, in the gallery above.



