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During 2013, 49 hunted lion carcasses were exported from Zimbabwe as trophies; [6] the 2005–2008 Zimbabwe hunt "off-take" (licensed kills) average was 42 lions per year. [22] The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) found that the African lion population had decreased by forty-three percent from 1997 to 2017.
Following the outrage surrounding the killing of Cecil the Lion by a trophy hunter in 2015, the lion’s son, Xanda, has also been hunted down and killed.
C-Boy (died June 2018, age ~14) was a lion in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. [1] [2] He is known for having survived an attack from a pack of three male lions, nicknamed "The Killers", in August 2009. [3] He later nearly succumbed to infection after the attack. A decade later, C-Boy was found dead due to unknown causes. [1]
After repeated unsuccessful attempts, he shot the first lion on 9 December 1898. Twenty days later, the second lion was found and killed. The first lion killed measured 9 ft 8 in (2.95 m) from nose to tip of the tail. It took eight men to carry the carcass back to camp. [1]: 83–93
The hunter feared for his safety, officials said.
A famous South African trophy hunter was found dead from a gunshot wound next to his truck last month. Riaan Naude, 55, was shot dead June 8 in Kruger National Park in northeast South Africa ...
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Though attacks on safari-goers are rare, these big cats have the capability to kill a person. Here’s how to avoid dangerous situations and spot the signs a lion is poised to attack.