Cecil the lion became an internet icon two years ago when he was killed by Walter Palmer, a Minnesota dentist on a trophy hunt. Last month a hunter shot and killed the 6-year-old lion near Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe. In 2015 Dr. Palmer was set upon by a social-media mob. Activists claimed that he killed the lion illegally. Although Dr. Palmer never went to trial, trophy hunting certainly did.

Source: Wall Street Journal August 30, 2017 22:41 UTC