Cecil

Now I hope that many of you have seen on the News that a lion called Cecil was shot and killed over a cause of a few days from the 1st July. This is clearly horrible news and something which most rationally thinking people believe should never happen.

Cecil was lured of the Hwange National Park but to local men before an American dentist who had payed £32000 shot him with a arrow and after 40hour finally killed him with a gun before Skinning and beheading the animal. The dentist claims to have believed  to be undertaking the hunt legally but Cecil was wearing a GPS collar and so it was clear that this lion wasn't a option to be hunted.

I know this is really sad news but I believe people need to look for the good in it. Cecils death has really brought forward hunting and conservation in everyone's mind. However the problem is we can't let it turn into a passing fad on social media, make his death worth something.

It's high profile events like this that conservation work actually needs to make people care, for instances the fifth last Northern White Rhino died a couple of days ago which means there are only 4 of these animals left in the entire world. Basically it's to late to save them but attempts are being made through the use of IVF. The fact is though I'm sure very few people have actually heard about this due it the lack of coverage by the media.

For conservation to work it needs the support of everyone and so please try to pay attention and simply share the message of conservation.

Thanks for reading

http://www.wildcru.org/
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/wildlife/11541074/Hunter-Rebecca-Francis-gets-death-threats-after-Ricky-Gervais-tweets-photo-of-her-with-dead-giraffe.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNCzSfv4hX8