Endangered Lion Species Get Legal Protection From U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Under Endangered Species Act
Two rare lion subspecies get listed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Act.
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Barack Obama and his administration enacts protection for lions. The White House is expected to extend the Endangered Species Act protections for two breeds of lions in Africa.
Zimbabwe will not charge American dentist Walter Palmer for killing its most prized lion in July because he had obtained legal authority to conduct the hunt, a Cabinet minister said on Monday, angering conservationists.
The Minnesota dentist whose killing of Zimbabwean lion Cecil sparked global outcry from animal lovers has maintained that the hunt was legal and says he plans to work on Tuesday, U.S. media reported.
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