▁of ▁the ▁Inter ior ▁to ▁reverse ▁a ▁ban ▁blocking ▁the ▁import ation ▁of ▁ele ph ant ▁tro ph ies ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁U . S . ▁from ▁Z imb ab we ▁and ▁Z amb ia , ▁Vel ic ov ich ▁spoke ▁out ▁public ly ▁against ▁the ▁idea , ▁stating ▁that ▁the ▁significant ▁decl ine ▁in ▁ele ph ant ▁populations ▁over ▁the ▁last ▁de cade ▁was ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁po aching ▁activities ▁and ▁cor rupt ▁African ▁government ▁actions . ▁Vel ic ov ich ▁further ▁stated ▁that ▁by ▁revers ing ▁the ▁ban , ▁it ▁would ▁increase ▁the ▁demand ▁for ▁the ▁killing ▁of ▁ele ph ants ▁for ▁their ▁iv ory , ▁destroy ing ▁years ▁of ▁global ▁wild life ▁conservation ▁efforts . ▁ ▁Vel ic ov ich ▁has ▁been ▁quoted ▁on ▁various ▁news ▁out lets ▁warning ▁about ▁the ▁d angers ▁of ▁IS IS ▁modifying ▁consumer ▁d ron es ▁to ▁conduct ▁impro vised ▁attacks ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁On ▁Fox ▁News ▁Fox ▁& ▁Fri ends , ▁he ▁noted ▁that ▁IS IS ▁f igh ters ▁over se as ▁have ▁been ▁adapt ing ▁easily ▁accessible ▁consumer ▁dr one ▁technology ▁to ▁conduct ▁attacks ▁against ▁security ▁forces ▁in ▁Ira q ▁and ▁have ▁returned ▁home ▁from ▁the ▁battle field ▁with ▁the ▁knowledge ▁to ▁conduct ▁similar ▁strik es . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Army ▁soldiers ▁Category : American ▁army ▁personnel ▁of ▁the ▁Ira q ▁War ▁Category : American ▁army ▁personnel ▁of ▁the ▁War ▁in ▁Afghan istan ▁( 2 0 0 1