The tall dry African grasses blowing in the wind, the majestic king of the jungle standing, walking, minding his own business. His long magnificent golden and black mane waving in the breeze, as if saying goodbye. The string of the bow is pulled back and aimed at its target. The feline unknowing of the next course of events, begins to pant in the sun. The string is released and the poor lion is hit. Within the next 40 hours the great predator of Africa has now become the prey. Cecil the Southwest African lion thought it is just another day in paradise, but Walter Palmer had another plan. Trophy hunting is a serious issue in many countries. Big-game hunters go out and try to find rare animals to bring home as a trophy. Many of these hunters have rooms full of taxidimed animals. …show more content…
These hunters are not hunting for meat or products that they can use to survive, these predators are killing for fun. They are doing it for glory and praise. The killing of Cecil the lion caused a big uproar over trophy hunting. Riots have occurred. Many people want this monstrosity to end, but all of the trophy hunters are very rich. Protestors of their game have been threatened. Many people have been killed so the hunters can still murder their prized trophies. Although all hunting fees go towards conservation and some animals are a threat to local people, trophy hunting should be illegal everywhere because it is elitist and is becoming a political interaction, hunting should only supply you with products and not glory, and endangered species are becoming more endangered and bigger males are being