Cecil 2.0?: Outrage As Trophy Hunter Slays Collared Lion In Echo Of 2015 Scandal
Harare, Zimbabve (AP) – A collar lion in a research project in Zimbabve was killed by a trophy hunter, condemned by wildlife groups, echoed, echoed The infamous case of a lion named Cecil Ten years ago, the death of an American tourist in the same country was welcomed with international anger.
The latest Aslan, known as Blondie, was part of the Oxford University study and wore a research collar supported by Africa Geographic, a safari company.
Africa Geographic said Blondie was killed by a hunter near the country in June. flagship Hwange National Park After withdrawing from a protected area and a nearby hunting area with the use of feed.
After Blondie’s killing, after a new gathering scream for those who oppose hunting, Zimbabve’s spokesman for the National Parks Spokesperson on Thursday, Associated Press is legal and the hunter had the necessary permissions.
Zimbabve allows up to 100 lions hunting for a year. Cup hunters, usually foreign tourists, pay tens of thousands of dollars to kill a lion and get the head or skin as a trophy.
African Geographical CEO Simon Espley said that Blondie’s killing of Blondie made “Ethics’ Made”.
Hunters only say that they aim to aging, the lions that do not reproduce.
Espley, “Blondie’s leading side, did not prevent the offer to a hunting customer, no lion was protected from trophy hunting weapons confirmed the definite truth,” he said.
HAND LIONS Even among the protectionists, he strongly divisive. Some say he’s collected money that can be brought back to protection if he is well managed. Others want to kill wild life for sports.
In Africa, some countries like Kenya have commercial hunting bans, and others like Zimbabve and South Africa allow it. Botsvana He lifted the ban on hunting six years ago.
Zimbabwe Parklar Agency spokesman Tinashe Farawo, he said Money from hunting is very important Supporting inadequate protection efforts of the South African country. He defended the hunt and said they were often realized at night, so the collar in Blondie may not appear.
He said that Blondie had no information about the withdrawal of the park with feed – which is often a dead animal – “There is nothing ethical or illegal for anyone who knows how the lions are hunted. People are hunting in this way.”
Farawo said, ız Our ranges were present. He refused to name the hunter.
The killing of Cecil in 2015 was angry with angry anger Walter Palmer, A minnesota dentist and trophy hunter who attracted the lion from the same national park in Zimbabve and hit him a plateau before watching for hours and finally killing him. He took part in a research project by Cecil de Oxford University, which was cut and taken for the cup for the cup.
Zimbabve officials initially said they would try to return Palmer on hunting, but a hunting guide that helped him was arrested, but only for the charges to be reduced.
Zimbabwe’s National Parklar Agency says the country earns about $ 20 million a year from the cup hunting and spends an average of 100,000 dollars per hunter hunting – this includes accommodation and rental tools and local audiences.
Zimbabve is home to about 1,500 wild lions and lives in the wide Hwange National Park of about one third. The wild lion population throughout Africa is estimated to be about 20,000. However, the number is reduced due to loss of habitat and human conflict. Aslanlar, one of the most iconic species of Africa, is currently listed as vulnerable by the International Association of Nature.
