Trophy-hunt

"A 'threatened' listing leaves open the possibility for exemptions and doesn't shut loopholes, such as the one that allows Americans to trophy-hunt for polar bears in Canada and bring their heads and hides back to the US," said Mr [Brendan] Frazier.

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The skeletons are mostly the remains of trophy-hunted lions, so the impact on wild lion populations has been “negligible” to date, the report said.

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While the African lion is protected under the US Endangered Species Act, the US Fish and Wildlife Service authorizes big game hunters to import trophy-hunted lions and other exotic species into the country.

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And the design-minded resort is bringing new attention to the region’s star megafauna. It’s sorely needed: hunting by license is legal in nearby Tanzania, and three large-tusked Amboseli-ecosystem elephants who'd crossed the border were trophy-hunted as recently as March.

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