FAQs About LionAid

What you must realize is that all those trophies were legally exported and imported according to international regulations. CITES and the IUCN refuse to change their stance on elevating the status of lions to an endangered species. It is however a fact that any nation can independently ban the import of any wildlife product. In fact, as of today, Australia, France and the Netherlands have banned all lion trophy hunting imports. A similar trophy hunting import ban is progressing through the UK Parliament, and Belgium could soon impose import bans. The USA has imposed very strict regulations on the imports of lion trophies - such imports must be shown to benefit the conservation of the species.  

LionAid is continuing to work very hard to convince other governments to follow the examples of Australia, France and the Netherlands and even the USA to impose much stricter limitations on the import of lion trophies.

LionAid is also working very hard with African lion range states to completely ban lion trophy hunting as it has no conservation value for the species..