Article VQ6S UK to ban import of lion trophies if hunting industry doesn't reform

UK to ban import of lion trophies if hunting industry doesn't reform

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Adam Vaughan
from Environment | The Guardian on (#VQ6S)

Ban would be effective from 2017 if industry and the African countries involved don't improve practices, says environment minister

The UK will ban imports of lion trophies by 2017 unless the hunting industry cleans up its act, environment minister Rory Stewart has said.

The killing of Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe by a US dentist sparked an international outcry over trophy hunting this summer, leading to calls by politicians and conservationists for a ban on their import to the EU and US.

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