American Hunter Killed Cecil, Beloved Lion
Who Was Lured Out of His Sanctuary
JULY 28, 2015
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Cecil, a 13-year-old lion, wandered out
of his sanctuary in a national park in Zimbabwe this month, following the scent of a
potential snack. At the other end of Cecil’s search was a lure, placed there by
hunters who, conservationists say, wanted their prey to cross into unprotected
territory so they could kill him.
Cecil, well known to those who visited
the Hwange National
Park in western Zimbabwe for his jet-black mane, was beheaded,
according to conservation officials. His corpse was left to rot in the sun.
Zimbabwean officials said that Dr.
Walter J. Palmer, an American hunter known for killing big game with a bow and
arrow, killed Cecil, and was being sought on poaching charges.
Johnny
Rodrigues of the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force said Cecil was lured out of a
protected game preserve one night in early July by a hunting party that tied a
dead animal to a car.
The first shot, which
the authorities say came from Dr. Palmer’s crossbow, was not enough to kill the
lion. Cecil was tracked for nearly two days before Dr. Palmer killed him with a
gun.
The details of the lion’s death have
outraged nature enthusiasts and conservationists around the world who are
troubled by wealthy big-game hunters who pay tens of thousands of dollars for
licenses to kill protected animals for trophies and sport.
Hunting
advocates and some conservationists argue that, if done responsibly, the
selling of expensive licenses to big-game hunters can help pay for efforts to
protect endangered species.
The group argued that a limited hunt
helped thin the herd of weak rhinos so the population could grow, and that the
$350,000 paid in 2014 by a reality show host to hunt the animal would help fund
Namibia’s conservation efforts.
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The lion was then skinned and his head was removed.
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1.sanctuary(n.) 避難所
2.lure(v.) 引誘
souce: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/29/world/africa/american-hunter-is-accused-of-killing-cecil-a-beloved-lion-in-zimbabwe.html
How cruel the dentist was! He just want to satisfy himself to do such things. Hunting illegally should be prohibited right now. Those wild animals must be protested ,or they will be extinct soon after. Especially the animal he killed was the lion king.
回覆刪除How cruel the dentist was! He just want to satisfy himself to do such things. Hunting illegally should be prohibited right now. Those wild animals must be protested ,or they will be extinct soon after. Especially the animal he killed was the lion king.
回覆刪除What a terrible thing and a person! I can't believe it! Now that he did know it was illegal, why he still killed the poor lion? Besides,I don't like those who enjoy hunting those poor animals because they are also lives and aren't ours toys. It's too cruel to kill something at will.
回覆刪除How could he done this, as a doctor isn't he should be compassionate? What worse is that he knew that it is illegal, but he still killed the lion. He just want to satisfy himself and build his happiness on others' agony!
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