National Park has been deliberately shot at with a bow and arrow and hours later when that hadn't killed him he was shot and killed by an American dentist. The killing itself is bad enough but the repercussions for Cecil's offspring are dire.
http://news.sky.com/story/1526549/us-dentist-paid-50k-to-behead-famous-lion
I find it strange that game rangers, guides, wild life film makers etc etc are frowned upon if they terminate a wild animals life, no matter how cruel and harsh the circumstances - that the way it is in the bush, let nature take it's course etc, etc. Yet a hunter can pay a shedload of money to kill for a trophy and interfere with the status quo in an area and, in this...
Shooting wildlife with a camera takes far more skill and patience. Sir Peter Scott was a wildfowler, until in his own words "grew up", and started painting and photographing wildlife
The dentist should be given a REAL challenge. Throw him into a lake full of sharks and see who surfaces first! I bet he never saw such a set of denturesin his practice.
Me too Tony. I'm watching the Freddie Mercury programme but I'll switch over to Sky News when the ads are on and see if they have any further news on there.
Daisy I have no idea. I don't get it at all why anyone would want to take the life of such a magnificent creature. This will be so poignant if true as the report says Jericho was protecting his brother's cubs.
true tony - just wondered why Leander had been mentioned earlier and not Jericho - can see the connection with Cecil and Leander but not with Jericho and usually names go with themes - no matter, all will be revealed soon I'm sure.
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