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https://news.yahoo.com/lions-still-being-farmed-south-142028576.html

Neil D’Cruze, Global Head of Wildlife Research, World Animal Protection, and Visiting Researcher, Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU), University of Oxford and Jennah Green, Wildlife Research Manager at World Animal Protection, and Visiting Research Fellow, Manchester Metropolitan UniversitySee more

Tue, July 4, 2023 at 7:20 AM PDT·4 min read

A manwas arrestedat the OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 23 June 2023 with five lion carcasses in his luggage. He was about to board a flight to Vietnam, where theuse of lion bonesin traditional medicines is practised.

The seizure is commendable but highlights South Africa’s controversial legal industry of breeding lions in captivity. Wildlife researchers Neil D’Cruze and Jennah Green, whohave studiedlion farmingin South Africa, share their insights into the industry and explain why it should be shut…