Tag: SCI
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Victory In Elephant Import Lawsuit
SCI, NRA Score Victory In Elephant Import Lawsuit Chalk-up a win for Safari Club International and National Rifle Association of America in the continuing saga of the elephant trophy import question. The road to complete victory continues, but SCI and the NRA have forced the government to do real fact-finding and not react to emotion…
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Trump’s Decision To Protect Public Land Access
SCI Supports President Trump’s Decision To Protect Public Land Access TUCSON, ARIZONA—Safari Club International today announced support for the decision by President Donald Trump and Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke to protect access to public lands in Utah. Following a review of 27 National Monuments, President Trump announced he intends to reduce the size…
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Decision to Allow Importation of Elephants
SCI Statement on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Decision to Allow Importation of Elephants TUCSON, ARIZONA—Safari Club International today released the following statement on the decision of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Allow the Importation of Elephants from Zimbabwe and Zambia. “We at Safari Club International (SCI) applaud the U.S. Fish and Wildlife…
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Hunters Help Victims Of Hurricane Harvey
WASHINGTON, DC – Safari Club International (SCI) and SCI Foundation have joined with the SCI Houston Chapter, the Texas Brush Country Chapter and other relief organizations to offer support in dealing with the continuing storm-related situation in East Texas and Louisiana. “We have mobilized and currently have people on the ground and en route to the…
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Melissa Bachman Partners With Safari Club International
WASHINGTON, DC – Safari Club International (SCI) is excited to announce that TV celebrity Melissa Bachman has joined with SCI to help protect the freedom to hunt. Bachman is the host of Winchester Deadly Passion, which airs on the Sportsmen Channel Sundays at 11:30 a.m. ET. SCI CEO Rick Parsons stated, “SCI looks forward to having Melissa join…
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Bowshoot and Annual Summer Member Meeting – Four Corners SCI
We look forward to seeing you at our annual Summer Member Meeting at a local bow shoot. Four Corners SCI is proud to support the Vallecito Conservation & Sporting Association (VCSA) in purchasing targets for the future. We’ve issued grant money, which has been used to develop a youth shooting area. In addition, the club has…
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SCI Applauds Long-Overdue Yellowstone Grizzly Delisting
SCI Applauds Long-Overdue Yellowstone Grizzly Delisting Safari Club International celebrates with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, and hunter-conservationists throughout the country the impending delisting of grizzly bears. The removal of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) population of grizzlies (Ursus arctos horribilis) from the federal threatened species list means that management of…
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New Deputy Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Gregory Sheehan Appointed Deputy Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service WASHINGTON, DC—Safari Club International (SCI) today praised the appointment of Gregory Sheehan as Deputy Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Director Sheehan has served as the Director of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources since 2012. He is a member of…
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We Need Unity Among the Hunting Community
SCI President Calls for Unity Among Hunting Community WASHINGTON, DC – Larry Higgins, President of Safari Club International (SCI), noted the resignation of Stan Burger from the position of President of the Professional Hunters Association of South Africa (PHASA) earlier this week. He said that the global hunting community would miss Burger’s dedication to the…