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Is Captive Lion Hunting Really Helping to Save the Species? [1]

Global pressure is building to end the importation of lion trophies from "canned" hunts in Africa. But those hunts are getting more popular.

Publication Date: 
06/05/2015
National Geographic News [2]
Tags:
Wildlife [3], Illegal Trade [4], Lion [5], Hunting [6], Africa [7], Endangered Species [8], South Africa [9]
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