Cecil the Lion and Big Game Hunting

People are outraged that Walter Palmer, an American dentist, has killed Cecil the Lion while hunting in Zimbabwe. But big game trophy hunting by wealthy Americans has a long tradition—think Teddy Roosevelt or Ernest Hemingway. And hundreds of lions are killed every year in Africa on big game hunts.

Credits

Guest:

  • Jeff Flocken - North American Regional Director of the International Fund for Animal Welfare