Post by cjm on Sept 6, 2016 16:52:31 GMT
Call to end SA's canned lion hunting industry accepted at IUCN
South Africa's controversial Canned Lion Hunting industry has been high on the agenda at the 2016 International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress (WCC), currently under way in Hawaii.
Seven non-governmental organisations have called for the termination of hunting of captive-bred lions (Panthera leo) and other predators and captive breeding for commercial, non-conservation purposes in South Africa.
The Blood Lions team, the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT), South African Wildlife College (SAWC), Wildlands and the National Association of Conservancies (NACSA), filed the motion to secure global conservation support at the momentous congress meeting.
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South Africa's controversial Canned Lion Hunting industry has been high on the agenda at the 2016 International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress (WCC), currently under way in Hawaii.
Seven non-governmental organisations have called for the termination of hunting of captive-bred lions (Panthera leo) and other predators and captive breeding for commercial, non-conservation purposes in South Africa.
The Blood Lions team, the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT), South African Wildlife College (SAWC), Wildlands and the National Association of Conservancies (NACSA), filed the motion to secure global conservation support at the momentous congress meeting.
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