Tourists to South Africa warned 'orphan' lion cub farms are a scam driving big cats to extinction

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Submitted by lalit on Tue, 2018-08-14 16:17

Holidaymakers are being warned against scam “orphan” lion cub attractions that are a front for the lucrative trade in shooting the animals dead.

thesaurus: 
Wildlife
Endangered Species
Tourism
South Africa
Lion
Trade
Africa
Main Topic: 
Wildlife
Name of the Newspaper: 
Independent (United Kingdom)
Mark Content Private(Internal): 
Clipping Type: 
DNB
External URL: 
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/south-africa-orphan-lion-cub-holiday-scams-tourists-money-extinction-numbers-big-cats-a8489771.html
Publication Date: 
14/08/2018