Cecil was a 13-year-old lion who had become the beloved symbol of Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe. 🦁 As part of an Oxford University research project, he wore a tracking collar to help scientists study lion behavior and conservation. In 2015, American dentist Walter Palmer paid roughly $50,000 to hunt Cecil. Luring him out of the park’s protected boundaries with bait, Palmer shot him with a bow and arrow, then tracked and killed him hours later. The killing sparked global outrage, igniting one

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