December 22, 2020
Two U.S. government agencies have asked an Arizona federal court to dismiss a suit by advocacy groups accusing them of illegally issuing permits that allow dead leopards to be imported as trophies, saying the permits won't necessarily cause more of the animals to be killed.
October 29, 2020
Animal advocacy groups and a nature photographer are accusing the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service of illegally issuing permits allowing dead leopards to be imported into the United States as trophies despite not knowing the impact the hunting activities have on the species' survival.