Lions: Africa

(asked on 21st May 2019) - View Source

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of wild lions there will be in Africa by 2025 if the current rate of hunting continues.


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Thérèse Coffey
This question was answered on 30th May 2019

The Government has not made an assessment of future numbers of African lions in 2025 if current hunting levels continue.

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