Franks v. Salazar

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ROYCE C. LAMBERTH, Chief Judge.

Thrill-seeking safari hunters willingly pay thousands of dollars for the privilege of shooting an African elephant. Sport hunting is legal in many African countries and can often benefit threatened elephant populations where the practice is carefully managed and revenue from hunting licenses is recycled into conservation programs. Without an effective wildlife management plan, however, the haphazard sport-killing of elephants may — intuitively enough — be detrimental to their survival as a species. For this and other reasons, the United States…