Cecil was a collared lion from Hwange National Park whose 2015 killing by a trophy hunter triggered worldwide outrage and conservation debate.

Hwange National Park area, Zimbabwe

Story

Cecil was a well-known collared lion in Hwange whose killing by a trophy hunter became an international event.

The archive records the individual death and the broader debates over hunting, research animals, conservation funding and public outrage.

Cecil is archived because one animal’s death changed global conservation conversations.

Sources

• Wikipedia: Killing of Cecil the lion
• WildCRU: Cecil and lion conservation context
• Wikimedia Commons: Cecil the lion