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| Here's the photo of how we should remember Cecil the Lion |
“Cecil was a famous 13 year old lion, being tracked via GPS collar and was involved in a wildlife study out of Oxford University. It is, I believe, illegal to kill a GPS collared lion. The lion was lured out of the national wildlife park via scenting and strapping a dead animal to the safari jeep. At this point, barely outside of the parks boundaries, Cecil was shot with an arrow. The arrow did not kill the lion and he was suffering for 40 hours while being tracked and was eventually killed with a gunshot. The Hunters then attempted to destroy the GPS collar before skinning and beheading the animal. The dentist in question has been in previous trouble for lying to wildlife officials regarding the specifics of a bear killed in ’08. While unrelated but speaking to his moral character, he also previously settled a lawsuit (100K+) for the repeated sexual harassment of one of his dental aides.
E: Furthering this tragedy, the 23 or 24 cubs fathered by Cecil, will most likely be killed by the next male in the hierarchy, to further his individual blood line, as is common in lion society.”
Informational References provided through:
Animals are People Too and ElephantJournal.com
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