Ever since last year’s outrage over the death of Cecil the lion, fewer wealthy hunters from around the world are traveling to Zimbabwe to hunt lions. This is a problem as there has been a population explosion on one of the largest animal reserves in Zimbabwe and now wildlife officials on the refuge might have to cull 200 of the big cats:
200 lions face culling in wake of death of 'Cecil' at the hands of a US dentist https://t.co/GTIX9qknxb pic.twitter.com/pXZy0C4cHh
— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) February 23, 2016
Apparently, the lions in the giant fenced-in park are eating all the other animals:
Bubye’s lions are decimating populations of antelope, along with other animals such as giraffe, cheetah, leopards and wild dogs, after the driest summer on record kept grasses low and made the small game easy targets.
Whoops.
According to reports, the wildlife refuge needs donations to possibly relocate the lions before they get shot. Will any of the celebrities who protested the death of Cecil step up? We’re waiting … and so are the lions!
Over to you Mia Farrow, Kristin Davis, Piers Morgan, Newt Gingrich, Debra Messing, Jimmy Kimmel, Aaron Paul, etc., etc., etc:
Even Salon thinks Mia Farrow went too far in doxxing the dentist who killed Cecil the lion
Actress Kristin Davis angered and depressed by news about dentist who killed Cecil the Lion
Animal lover Newt Gingrich wants entire team that killed Cecil the lion jailed
Actress Debra Messing: Take American dentist’s citizenship away for killing #CecilTheLion
Jill Filipovic timeline summary: Planned Parenthood? Fine. Shoot Cecil the lion? Unleash the mob!
Watch @JimmyKimmel (not) choke up while (not) talking about Boko Haram, Sudan, Ebola or Africa
Aaron Paul has a message from the world for all of you psycho hunters/murderers
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