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Was Cecil the lion actually poached?

• larrik 11y ago
  I don't think so, no. It wasn't clear-cut either way (legally shot by luring it away from illegal areas).
• mikeyanderson 11y ago
  The guy walked away without being charged, but both of the guides were arrested for poaching.
• ChuckMcM 11y ago
  Not technically. But a gruesome picture of an elephant that has had its tusks hacked off would really spoil the rest of the article.
• kaonashi 11y ago
  They lured the lion away from the protected area so they could kill it. According to Hoyle probably not, but yea, that's poaching.