The South African government has finally decided to shut down the captive lion industry, but has not set a deadline for when lion breeding and hunting will end.
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South Africa has the biggest captive big cat industry in the world and it is largely unregulated.
Captive breeding takes place in South Africa and no other country is permitted to export lion bones.
The Cecil movement didn’t lead to any deep-seated changes as trophy hunting persists in many parts of Africa.
A stronger ban on lion trade by CITES would have helped to lessen some of the threats lions face but it would have not have protected the animals from sport hunting.
New research from Zambia’s Luangwa Valley identifies reforms needed for lion trophy hunting.
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Research Associate, Department of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand; Chief Research Officer, Good Governance Africa; Managing Director, Harvey Economics Pty Ltd.
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Lecturer, University of Queensland, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Conservation Biology & Ecology, Montana State University
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Visiting Research Fellow, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Visiting Research Fellow, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Wildlife Research Manager at World Animal Protection, and Visiting Research Fellow, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Senior research associate, University of KwaZulu-Natal