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Cecil The Lion Killing Brings Calls For Extradition And Global Reckoning On Endangered Species

Cecil The Lion Killing Brings Calls For Extradition And Global Reckoning On Endangered Species

by The Daily Eye Team August 14 2015, 3:17 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 33 secs

The killing of Cecil the Lion in a remote stretch of Zimbabwe has prompted an international reckoning over how countries protect endangered species and combat illegal hunting. On Thursday, the UN General Assembly adopted its first ever resolution on endangered species and poaching. The vote was non-binding, but expressed serious concern over the steady rise of illegal animal hunting and urged member states to consider it a "serious crime." Meanwhile, on Friday, Zimbabwe's environment minister demanded that the US extradite 55-year-old Walter Palmer, the Minnesota dentist who allegedly paid $55,000 to help lure Cecil from a national park, stalk him, and eventually cut off his head. Read More?at www.news.vice.com




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