President Trump has just sentenced countless African elephants to death in a new policy announcement. He just reversed the 2014 ban on trophy hunting elephants in Zambia and Zimbabwe, further threatening these majestic animals.

But Trump isn’t the only one on the hook for this move. Some international airlines, like UPS Airlines and South African Airways, are still happy to transport the corpses of these endangered species “trophies”. These airlines care more about profits than the protection of these endangered animals.

If all airlines commit to banning trophies, the trophy hunters will be stuck and the elephants will be protected. We need to call on all airlines, including UPS and South African Airways, to join the ban.

Sign the petition today to tell UPS and other global airlines to ban the transport of trophy animals.

Elephant numbers are declining at alarming rates. The Great Elephant Census reported a 30% decline in population in only seven years, while The Elephant Project says that 100 elephants are killed a day. Allowing trophy hunting will only increase these deaths, especially poaching deaths. We cannot stand by and allow these majestic creatures to be slaughtered so that rich Americans can display their dead bodies as “trophies”.  

42 different airlines committed to a full, or partial, ban of trophy transportation. Despite this,  UPS and South African Airways have refused to impose a ban at all. Now is the time to pressure the airlines who have refused to ban the practice to join the ban and ensure all others stand by their promises.

SumOfUs was integral in ensuring that many airlines imposed a ban. In 2015, after the death of Cecil the Lion, over 265,000 caring SumOfUs members like you called on major global airlines to ban trophy transport and we won. We know that, now more than ever,  we have to apply the pressure to get the last few airlines on board with the ban and protect African elephants.

Sign the petition today to tell UPS and other global airlines to ban the transport of trophy animals.