Four held for lion 団体／死体 part trafficking in S.Africa
Lions are 分類するd as a "攻撃を受けやすい" 種類 and their 全住民 dropped 43 パーセント between 1993 and 2014, with only around 20,000 alive today
South African police have 逮捕（する）d four people for 恐らく trying to sell lion paws, just days after eight mutilated lion carcasses were discovered at a 私的な game farm.
The four were 逮捕（する）d on Monday in South Africa's northern city of Rustenberg, around 60 kilometres (37 miles) from Swartruggens, where the carcasses were 設立する over the 週末.
"The 嫌疑者，容疑者／疑うs... were 恐らく looking for a 買い手 for four lion paws that were in their 所有／入手," police said in a 声明 on Tuesday.
They were 嫌疑者，容疑者／疑うd of trying to sell the paws to an "undercover スパイ／執行官" for 300,000 ランド (US$21,000; 19,000 euros).
The 動機s for the lion 殺人，大当りs remain 不明瞭な. Some 推測する that previous 殺人，大当りs in South Africa have been for the big cats' 団体／死体 parts, which are used in いわゆる 伝統的な 薬／医学.
Police spokeswoman Tlangelani Rikhotso said it was too 早期に to tell whether the paws had been taken from the Swartruggens carcasses.
"In 予定 course we will be able to say whether the two 事例／患者s are linked or not," she told AFP.
Lions are 分類するd as a "攻撃を受けやすい" 種類 by the International Union for 自然保護 of Nature (IUCN).
Their 全住民 dropped 43 パーセント between 1993 and 2014, with only around 20,000 alive today.
