This Friday, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke is holding the first meeting of his newly-established International Wildlife Conservation Council. This “wildlife council” is nothing more than a thinly veiled attempt to promote the international sport trophy hunting industry under the guise of wildlife conservation. In fact, Secretary Zinke’s firing squad of council members holds deep ties with the National Rifle Association and other weapons and trophy hunting organizations.

There is not a single responsibility of this council that is truly focused on wildlife conservation. Instead, it’s all about making it easier to hunt and import trophies. But Secretary Zinke would like to have you believe that this group is dedicated to protecting international wildlife.

These photos are of actual council members that make up Secretary Zinke’s inner circle of advisors who would like to convince the American public that this…

…is the best way to further international wildlife conservation and law enforcement.

This killer council isn’t fooling anyone. Secretary Zinke is only interested in bringing together a cohort of hunting buddies to legitimize the killing of rare wildlife for the sake of entertainment – and to make it easier to collect these “trophies.”

Give today! Your urgent donation will help us fight back against Secretary Zinke and this administration’s war on wildlife.

Sincerely,

Jamie Rappaport Clark President, Defenders of Wildlife