05-12-2016 14:08 via theguardian.com

Trophy hunting could help conserve lions, says Cecil the lion scientist

Oxford University professor who studied Cecil says strictly regulated hunting could help stop destruction of lion habitatsTrophy hunting could help conserve lions, according to the Oxford University scientist who had studied Cecil the lion for years before the animal was killed by an American dentist.
A new report by Prof David MacDonald for UK ministers concluded that strictly regulated hunting of lions could provide a financial incentive to protect areas of wild lion habitat from being destroy
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