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10 Lions Killed By Herders In Kenya As Human-Animal Conflict Escalates
Loonkiito, one of Kenya's oldest lions aged 19, was among the lions killed last week. It had ventured out of a protected area in search of food.
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Online Campaign To Save Malnourished Lions At Sudan Park
Online calls grew Sunday to help save five "malnourished and sick" African lions held at a park in Sudan's capital, with some demanding the creatures be shifted to a better habitat.
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3 Lions Decapitated In South Africa, Paws Cut Off
South African police say poachers have decapitated and chopped the paws off three male lions, apparently for use in traditional medicine.
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African Lions Are 'Endangered,' Must Be Protected: US
African lions are at risk of extinction and will be protected under US law as an endangered species, authorities declared Monday, months after a high-profile killing stoked global outrage.
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Killing of Cecil Pressures United States to Protect African Lion
The killing of Cecil the lion by a US hunter in Zimbabwe has turned up the pressure on Washington to extend legal protection to the African lion by declaring it an endangered species, but some hunting advocates said that would lead to more regulations that could ultimately harm the big cats.
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South African Lion to be Isolated After Killing US Tourist
The lion that killed an American tourist at a privately-run game park outside Johannesburg will be moved to an isolated enclosure but the venue will remain open to the public, officials said Tuesday.
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Asiatic Lions in Gir Facing Threat From Poachers: Government
Asiatic lions in Gujarat's Gir forests are facing threat from poachers, government today said quoting a study by a wildlife monitoring agency.
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Why this man has moved into lions' den
A Florida man says he's going to spend the next month living in a fenced enclosure with two African lions. James Jablon of Spring Hill hopes the stunt will raise money for his wildlife center, Wildlife Rehabilitation of Hernando. Jablon entered the lions' den Saturday. He says he's going to sleep on hay near the lions named Lea and Ed and eat ...
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10 Lions Killed By Herders In Kenya As Human-Animal Conflict Escalates
Loonkiito, one of Kenya's oldest lions aged 19, was among the lions killed last week. It had ventured out of a protected area in search of food.
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Online Campaign To Save Malnourished Lions At Sudan Park
Online calls grew Sunday to help save five "malnourished and sick" African lions held at a park in Sudan's capital, with some demanding the creatures be shifted to a better habitat.
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3 Lions Decapitated In South Africa, Paws Cut Off
South African police say poachers have decapitated and chopped the paws off three male lions, apparently for use in traditional medicine.
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African Lions Are 'Endangered,' Must Be Protected: US
African lions are at risk of extinction and will be protected under US law as an endangered species, authorities declared Monday, months after a high-profile killing stoked global outrage.
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Killing of Cecil Pressures United States to Protect African Lion
The killing of Cecil the lion by a US hunter in Zimbabwe has turned up the pressure on Washington to extend legal protection to the African lion by declaring it an endangered species, but some hunting advocates said that would lead to more regulations that could ultimately harm the big cats.
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South African Lion to be Isolated After Killing US Tourist
The lion that killed an American tourist at a privately-run game park outside Johannesburg will be moved to an isolated enclosure but the venue will remain open to the public, officials said Tuesday.
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Asiatic Lions in Gir Facing Threat From Poachers: Government
Asiatic lions in Gujarat's Gir forests are facing threat from poachers, government today said quoting a study by a wildlife monitoring agency.
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Why this man has moved into lions' den
A Florida man says he's going to spend the next month living in a fenced enclosure with two African lions. James Jablon of Spring Hill hopes the stunt will raise money for his wildlife center, Wildlife Rehabilitation of Hernando. Jablon entered the lions' den Saturday. He says he's going to sleep on hay near the lions named Lea and Ed and eat ...
