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Zambia bans hunting of endangered lions, leopards [1]

Zambia has banned the hunting of lions and other endangered wild cats such as leopards because it sees more value in game viewing tourism than blood sport, the country's tourism minister said on Th

Publication Date: 
11/01/2013
Planet Ark (Australia) [2]
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Zambia [3], Wildlife [4], Lion [5], Leopard [6], Endangered Species [7], Hunting [8], Tourism Industry [9], Livestock [10], Farmers [11], People - Animal Conflicts [12]
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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/zambia
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lion
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/leopard
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/endangered-species
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hunting
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tourism-industry
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/livestock
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/people-animal-conflicts