Yesterday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service labeled the lions in India and West and Central Africa as Endangered and those in East and Southern Africa as Threatened, with a special rule to ensure that trophies are not imported into the U.S. unless they are from countries with a management plan for lions that has been approved by the U.S. government. “It has been a very long four years waiting for this decision,” said Adam M. Roberts, CEO of Born Free USA and Born Free Foundation. “We are hopeful the [U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service] will be rigorous when investigating any management plans in lion-range states and proposed trophy imports, and that the U.S. government will set the bar incredibly high before allowing trophies to come in.”
Link: The Washington Post