A Spanish hunter allegedly paid a park ranger £36,000 to
kill one of Africa's most famous lions. Cecil, who was about 13-years-old, was
lured out of Zimbabwe's biggest national park and then shot with a bow and
arrow.
Only wounding the lion, the hunter then spent two days
tracking the animal before killing it with a rifle. The corpse was then skinned
and the head hacked off as a trophy.
The ranger accused of accepting the £36,000 (50,000 Euros)
bribe, has been identified, the Times reported.
The gamekeeper was said to have been paid to encourage Cecil
to stray over Hwange National Park's boundaries, enabling the hunter to shoot
him without fear of prosecution.
'Cecil was attracted to an area outside the Zimbabwean
reserve with... bait, and a Spanish hunter shot him with a bow and arrow, '
Johnny Rodrigues the president of the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force told the
Times.
The death of Cecil has left conservators deeply worried for
the safety of several lion cubs, who are now living unprotected in the
park.
Loved: The 13-year-old lion was well known in the park and
was often seen wandering near tourists
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