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US Government: Fast-Track African Lions as Endangered!

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To Dan Ashe, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service:

Fast-tracking a listing of the African lion under the Endangered Species Act would immediately boost the survival chances of the iconic big cat, by generally prohibiting the import of African lions and their parts into the US unless they serve a legitimate conservation purpose. As concerned citizens, we urge you list the African lion as endangered without delay! 
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US Government: Fast-Track African Lions as Endangered!
Minnesota dentist Walt Palmer, left, with one of his lion trophies

A 13-year old lion named Cecil was just lured outside of a national park in Zimbabwe where he lived under legal protection. He was shot with a crossbow and rifle, then beheaded and skinned. The hunter who paid over $50,000 for the kill has been ID'd as a dentist from Minnesota.

Experts say lions could be extinct in the wild within our lifetime, and the US is partly to blame. The number of lion trophies imported by American hunters has skyrocketed recently, doubling between 1999 and 2008. Let's raise a roar for a new level of lion protection, before they are are hunted to oblivion.

Right now there are no sanctions in the US for hunters like the dentist who killed Cecil, because lions aren't listed under the Endangered Species Act, despite a recent recommendation by the US Fish and Wildlife Service. With African lions under attack the time is now to finally list lions as endangered, and lock in new legal protections. Sign and tell your friends!

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