The Conserving Ecosystems by Ceasing the Importation of Large (CECIL) Animal Trophies Act—named for Cecil, the iconic lion killed in Zimbabwe in July by an American hunter—was introduced in the House September 16. If approved, the legislation would prohibit the importation of trophies from species that are threatened or endangered but not currently listed under the Endangered Species Act. Adam M. Roberts, CEO of Born Free USA and Born Free Foundation, said the legislation was a long-awaited, critical step in ending what he called the unsustainable and unsportsmanlike practice of trophy hunting, and would also “ban other products and commercial trade in an endangered species, which is incredibly important.”
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