<p>The US cracks down on canned lion hunting, tragedy in the DRC’s Kahuzi Biega National Park, a giant fish makes a comeback thanks to community conservation, Brazil’s first elephant sanctuary opens its doors, and a leopard gets a rude awakening.</p>
<h4>News Sources:</h4>
<a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2016/10/15/americas/brazil-elephant-sanctuary/" target="_blank">NEW ELEPHANT SANCTUARY</a><br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/a-major-step-forward-for-lion-conservation-in-africa_us_5808f6ffe4b099c434319294" target="_blank">HUNTING TROPHY BAN<br /></a><a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2016/10/park-ranger-murdered-while-trying-to-protect-rare-gorillas/">RANGER KILLED<br /></a><a href="http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2028549/hong-kong-panda-jia-jia-put-sleep-ocean-park" target="_blank">WORLD’S OLDEST PANDA DIES<br /></a><a href="http://www.takepart.com/article/2016/10/20/local-communities-brazil-are-saving-10-foot-tropical-fish-extinction" target="_blank">SAVING A 10 FT FISH<br /></a><a href="/oceans/whales-and-dolphins/whale-calf-rescued-from-shark-nets-with-a-little-help-from-mom-video" target="_blank">BABY WHALE RESCUE<br /></a><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/oct/20/gorilla-born-by-caesarean-at-bristol-zoo-meets-others-in-troop-for-first-time" target="_blank">GORILLA MEETS TROOP<br /></a><a href="/natural-world/animal-behaviour/watch-lion-stalks-sleeping-leopard-big-cat-clash-ensues" target="_blank">LION VS LEOPARD</a>

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