Fugitive South African lion offered death sentence reprieve

South African wildlife officials said Wednesday they would re-assess a decision to euthanize a lion named Sylvester who has escaped twice from a national park and killed livestock. Trackers are searching for the three-year-old animal after he slipped through a fence at the Karoo National Park in the south of the country at the weekend. The South Africa National Parks authority (SANParks) had announced it would put down the lion when he was caught -- triggering outrage from some animal lovers.