Wildlife traffickers lumped in with drug dealers

05 November 2015 - 02:36
By ©The Daily Telegraph

Big game hunters face a ban from importing trophies into the US as American politicians back a bill designed to prevent other lions suffering the same fate as Cecil. The measure, which has been passed by the US House of Representatives, which requires the backing of the Senate, would also impose similar penalties on wildlife traffickers to those meted out to illegal arms and drug dealers.

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