Glad to see Cecil (photo) was a driving force and mentioned and remembered in the most glorious way – Cecil was a famous and magnificent 13 year-old lion, the pride of Zimbabwe, lured out of a protected area, shot with modernised bow and arrow by a big game hunter from America in 2015. Cecil was severely injured and was tracked down, and only killed over 24 hours later – by the professional hunter from Africa who organised this "illegal" hunt so that the trophy hunter could return to US with secured trophy.   
This, ignited international outrage and glad to see Cecil was never forgotten. I know that was an American trophy hunter but quite a big scale of these atrocities derive from the UK. This Bill will save many of Africa's cherished lions, and other endangered wildlife, from ever being reduced to a "floor rug" or "ashtray". 

 
I thank the celebrities, conservationists with teeth, the rarer politicians (you know, those who are also not toothless) and similar like-minded individuals and organisations that used their significant public power to drive this Bill, as we are aware, this is already a HUGE step forward, but it is not yet over . 

I will share some excerpts from 18/03/2023 leading news article: 

• “Cecil the lion “has not died in vain”, a minister (in UK) said, as proposals to ban trophy hunting imports cleared the House of Commons.”
• “This is about the values that we in Britain have, that we do not want to be part of a trade in endangered species’ body parts.”
• “The Bill will now face further scrutiny in the House of Lords before it can become law.” 
  Text: MSN, PA Media and Crying buffalo.