The lion, the dentist, his trophy hunt and the consequences
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This week, the story unfolded of a lion in Zimbabwe killed during a trophy hunt by a Minnesota dentist. MPR News' Kerri Miller takes a closer look at the killing of the lion and brings your view into the conversation.
Rep McCollum is one of the co-chairs of the International Congressional Conservation Caucus, which deals with issues of poaching, animal trafficking and conservation around the world.
She is the ranking Democratic member on the House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee which appropriates the funding for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service — our nation's front line against animal trafficking.
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