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03-30-2016, 09:10 PM
Sylvester the lion faces death, but this hashtag could save him
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Some kings just can't be tamed.
A South African lion named Sylvester was sentenced to die on Tuesday because park rangers were frustrated that it wouldn't stay in*Karoo National Park.
SEE ALSO: U.S. adds African lions to endangered species list in wake of Cecil's death (http://mashable.com/2015/12/22/african-lions-endangered-species/)
Despite wearing a tracking collar, Sylvester has escaped the park's fences twice in the past year. He was named "a damage-causing animal" that would be euthanized once caught.
Sylvester's crime: killing a cow.
But the South African public wouldn't have it. They launched the #SaveSylvester*hashtag campaign, calling on the authorities to spare the lion's life.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/30/savesylvester-lion-south-africa/)
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Some kings just can't be tamed.
A South African lion named Sylvester was sentenced to die on Tuesday because park rangers were frustrated that it wouldn't stay in*Karoo National Park.
SEE ALSO: U.S. adds African lions to endangered species list in wake of Cecil's death (http://mashable.com/2015/12/22/african-lions-endangered-species/)
Despite wearing a tracking collar, Sylvester has escaped the park's fences twice in the past year. He was named "a damage-causing animal" that would be euthanized once caught.
Sylvester's crime: killing a cow.
But the South African public wouldn't have it. They launched the #SaveSylvester*hashtag campaign, calling on the authorities to spare the lion's life.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/30/savesylvester-lion-south-africa/)
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