India puts 18 lions on trial for murder, and the culprit may get a life zoo sentence

Police have rounded up 18 male suspects wanted for the murder of three in Gujarat, an arid western Indian state. If one is found guilty, he will be sentenced to life in prison. Or, a kind of prison at least: a zoo. The suspects are all Asiatic lions. The species is endangered, and its population has […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/06/14/india-puts-18-lions-on-trial-for-murder-and-the-culprit-may-get-a-life-zoo-sentence/