10 years ago, a trophy hunter killed Cecil. Here’s how we’re continuing to honor the lion’s legacy. | Humane World Action Fund
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block A decade ago, an American trophy hunter shot an African lion just outside Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park with an arrow. Like many hunters before and after him, he was seeking a trophy, a part of his kill that he could lawfully import back home to the United States. He could hang it on his wall, and have a story to tell, too. To his family. To his friends. To fellow hunters at Safari Club International conventions.
