A Minnesota Dentist is being
bombarded with threats and petitions and life being ruined because of his
sport. He is being boycotted because he killed a famous lion in Africa. He
claims his trophy of sport was legal but it is igniting protests over big game
hunters in general. In Zimbabwe, Cecil the Lion was as famous as Simba. He was
the star attraction of a national park. Doctor Walter Palmer paid $55,000
dollars for a license to hunt in Zimbabwe hiring local guides to help him. Authorities
say Palmer and his guides illegally lured Cecil out of Hwange National Park
where the lion was protected by tying a dead animal to the bumper of their car.
Once outside, Palmer shot Cecil with a bow and arrow and injuring him. Then
they stalked him for a day and finally beheaded him and skinned him.
The big game hunters of Roosevelt
and Hemingway just do not translate well with most people these days. We are a
generation brought up now to love Simba and Ashland from the Chronicles of
Narnia. Cecil was popular because of his
unusual black mane. He was a 13 year old
male with cubs. He was popular because he was curious and interacted with the
tourists. Johnny Rodrigues, the Chairman of the Zimbabwe Conservation Task
Force noticed that he was a special lion from all the others. Eva Shockey a
professional hunter in America gets threats for what she does all the time.
Lion conservationists speak out
daily about stopping the poaching of lions because of the dwindling population.
Dereck Joubert a Lion Conservationist says that killing the last 20,000 lions
on the planet is dramatic. Not only did the dentist kill a famous and loved
lion he essentially killed all his cubs too. Any new male taking over the area
will likely kill all his cubs to make way for his own cubs. It is sad. If idiot
human must shoot at things at least only offer tranquilizing bullets so live
can go on.
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