US plans to extend endangered species status to lions in Africa
by Oliver Milman in New York from on (#YCRJ)
US Fish and Wildlife Service's new restrictions will make importing lion 'trophies' more difficult, five months after US dentist killed famous Zimbabwean lion, Cecil
The US plans to extend its endangered species protection to lions in Africa, five months after an American dentist caused an international furore by killing Cecil, a famed lion which lived in Zimbabwe.
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