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Summary A coalition of wildlife advocates has urged US to give endangered status to African lions. As United States is the leading importer of lions and lion parts.
According to the group, the battle to save African lions from extinction in their homeland should begin in the US. The group claimed that trophy hunting or killing lions for sport, was one of the biggest factors contributing to the declining numbers of African lions, already threatened by increasing human encroachments and disease.Wildlife conservation groups filed a petition with the Department of Interior to list the animals as Endangered under the US Endangered Species Act (ESA). Advocates hope protection for the lions under the Endangered Species Act will help raise global awareness of the plight of the African lion and increase its numbers.
