In Moscow, law enforcement stopped a car-share car with an Asian lion cub in it. It has been reported press office metropolitan prosecutor’s office.
The car with the animal was stopped on Gerasim Kurin Street on March 9. Traffic cops inspecting the hall found an endangered young male Asian lion.
“The man did not submit any documents confirming the legality of owning a pet. According to the testimony of the man, he bought the animal for free in another part of the Russian Federation, then transported it to Moscow, and for some time the lion cub lived with him in the apartment, ”the man said.
The nature protection prosecutor’s office held a check on the man. Now the lion cub is in the rehabilitation center for wild animals.
The agency states, “The Asian lion is listed as an animal species subject to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.”
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