Voices: Cecil the lion’s death is everyone’s loss

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/07/29/cecil–lion-death/30826405/

 LONDON — Growing up in Zimbabwe in southern Africa, I was always awestruck by the country’s majestic wildlife, and I am opposed to hunting purely for sport.

Elephants, rhinos, zebras and various species of antelope were regular sights on visits to game parks on school trips and on family outings.

I’ll never forget the day when my elementary class visited the local vet to see an injured wild dog that had been brought in for treatment — a rare event in the country’s second-largest city, Bulawayo.

So like many others…More: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/07/29/cecil–lion-death/30826405/

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