Cecil the lion

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 Speci...

Dec 23, 2015 07:30 AM EST

US lists African lions endangered, imposes stricter rules on trophy hunting; Hunters claim they aid wildlife conservation

African lions are now declared endangered and stricter rules on lion trophy hunting are implemented ...

Dec 22, 2015 03:13 AM EST

Obama’s administration set to protect lions worldwide; Extending Endagered Species Act

Barack Obama and his administration enacts protection for lions. The White House is expected to exte...

Dec 21, 2015 07:19 PM EST

After Cecil outcry, major U.S. airlines end trophy hunter shipments

Three U.S. airlines have banned the transport of lion, leopard, elephant, rhino or buffalo killed by...

Aug 04, 2015 04:08 AM EDT

Zimbabwe calls for extradition of Cecil the lion's killer

The American dentist who killed Cecil the lion was a "foreign poacher" who paid for an illegal hunt ...

Jul 31, 2015 08:23 AM EDT

Killing of Cecil the lion triggers probe by U.S. agency: source

The killing of Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe by American dentist and trophy hunter Walter Palmer is bei...

Jul 30, 2015 06:31 PM EDT

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