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Washington, D.C. -- Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) rejected the claim that the African lion merited listing as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act. After a long and comprehensive review of the species status, which included information from the foremost lion researchers in the world, the FWS concluded that the African lion simply is not on the brink of extinction and did not merit listing as an endangered species. The FWS concluded �[s]port-hunting was not found to be a threat to the species at this time.� This conclusion is a blow to the anti-hunting rhetoric put forward by organizations such as the Humane Society of the United States and International Fund for Animal Welfare. The FWS's conclusion contradicts the assertions made by these anti-hunting organizations in the petition they filed with FWS to have the lion listed as endangered. The on the ground facts and the science simply did not support their position.
Read more in the SCI press release.
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Yeah but they will make them threatened and force African countries to use hunting regulations the USF&W approves of. It's the new imperialism by the pos in the Whitehouse.
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I find it incredibly arrogant of the USFWS imposing its rules on game species of another continent and in countries it has no jurisdiction in. At least, the Threatened designation will have to go through a comment period and prolong the inevitable for awhile.
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Best guess is some time in 2017.
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It's a shame they don't use the same logic when it comes to polar bears.
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