Ban on captive lion breeding could backfire – expert

Although animal welfare organisations have welcomed the announcement that a process is being put in place to halt captive lion-breeding and the trade in lion products, a local expert has warned that this may endanger free-roaming lions.

Contributor Annelie Coleman, Farmer's Weekly

Tuesday, 04 May 2021, 07:08
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Ban on captive lion breeding could backfire – expert
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AGRICULTURE NEWS - Should the recommendation to halt the breeding of lions in captivity, among other practices, be implemented, poaching of free-roaming lions could increase as a result.

This was according to Prof Peet van der Merwe, tourism researcher and lecturer at North-West University.

He was responding to the study undertaken by a Ministerial High-Level Panel to review the management, breeding, hunting, trade and handling of elephant, lion, leopard and rhino in South Africa.

Read the full article here on the Caxton publication, Farmer's Weekly

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