A Utah hunter appears to have been caught up in a contentious debate over whether trophy hunting of elephants and other endangered wildlife improves species’ chances of survival, or instead ushers them toward extinction.
South Ogden resident Cliff Graham was among 16 U.S. hunters awarded permits by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) this year to import elephant trophies from the African county of Zimbabwe — even though there was a short-lived ban on such imports in place at the time, according to recently filed court papers.
Graham’s permit, identified in federal court filings, was awarded Jan.