As I mentioned in my post, this isn't really a discussion about wildlife conservation. I do agree that we should be having more conversations about that topic, and that our current efforts are misguided at best. In fact, I agree with basically everything in the video that you linked. However, that's largely irrelevant to this issue.
Cecil's killing was a clear cut example of poaching. Poaching is illegal. Therefore, everyone involved in the hunt should face the appropriate punishment. I know that there are extremely loud voices (on both sides of this issue) that are trying to make it into something it's not. No, Walter Palmer should not be hung, or have his teeth removed, or be fed to the lions. Likewise, I realize that his killing Cecil isn't an international travesty. He didn't kill the last lion in the world, by any means. Nor am I against the killing of lions (as I mentioned in my post).
What I am against is poaching - a behavior that Walter Palmer has a history of. The fact that he and his guides lured the animal away, then attempted to destroy the GPS tracker indicates (to me at least) that Palmer and his guides knew what they were doing was against the law.
As I mentioned in my post, this isn't really a discussion about wildlife conservation. I do agree that we should be having more conversations about that topic, and that our current efforts are misguided at best. In fact, I agree with basically everything in the video that you linked. However, that's largely irrelevant to this issue.
Cecil's killing was a clear cut example of poaching. Poaching is illegal. Therefore, everyone involved in the hunt should face the appropriate punishment. I know that there are extremely loud voices (on both sides of this issue) that are trying to make it into something it's not. No, Walter Palmer should not be hung, or have his teeth removed, or be fed to the lions. Likewise, I realize that his killing Cecil isn't an international travesty. He didn't kill the last lion in the world, by any means. Nor am I against the killing of lions (as I mentioned in my post).
What I am against is poaching - a behavior that Walter Palmer has a history of. The fact that he and his guides lured the animal away, then attempted to destroy the GPS tracker indicates (to me at least) that Palmer and his guides knew what they were doing was against the law.