Wednesday, October 29, 2014

U.S. wants list African lion as a species in danger of extinction

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The u.s. Government, through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Agency Servive, proposed yesterday that the African lion is considered an animal in danger of extinction after a study show that the animal might disappear in the not too distant future. If the suggestion is adopted, the species will be protected.

According to the organisation, quoted by the Huffington Post, the African lions can be found in a vast area of Africa, but about 70%, i.e., 24,000 live in just 10 large clusters. "[List the African lion as endangered species] will bring all the protections of American law to Lion conservation, allow us to improve the monitoring of imports and international exchanges", explained the Agency's director, Dan Ashe.

The main threats to African lion are loss of habitat of the animals that they hunt and conflicts with humans. With the passing of the years and decades, increasingly people and farmers entered the sacred territory of the Lions, coming into conflict with these. On the other hand, as poachers take their food, the Lions eventually Hunt the cattle, leading to retaliatory measures on the part of farmers.

The proposal now has 90 days to be commented on by the public and organizations, and approved or rejected.

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