Cecil the lion, a popular safari attraction in Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park for tourists and locals alike, was lured out of his protected habitat with bait before American dentist Walter Palmer shot him with a bow and arrow on July 1. Cecil survived for 40 hours before he was shot with a rifle, skinned and decapitated. It was an opportunity for which Palmer paid $55,000.
The killing of this single African lion in Zimbabwe's largest nature reserve sparked worldwide outrage last week. It also prompted questions over what countries can — and should — do to save wildlife whose populations are being depleted by poachers and trophy hunters. Read more...
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