Or did an employee of or one of the guides/professional hunters?
Bottom line: their integrity is on the line, and they always have the option to play by the rules. It is their home turf, and they should know the rules and insist on abiding by them.If rules were broken, the place to start gigging people is right there to discourage other guides and professional hunters from breaking the rules or letting their clients do so.
Bait is not individual animal specific, although it may well appeal to a specific species.
Once the lion leaves (any lion), if it is in an area where there are permits legally obtained and all other rules are complied with, it is fair game.
If you have never had to tell a client (whatever you do) that you would not do something that did not comply with the law, I feel sorry for you. If you are the professional, it is up to you to make sure they know what the laws are.
Yes, it can cost you money in the short run, but in the long run you are better off. I don't need unscrupulous clients anyway. They are a liability, and can cost you your reputation.
Yes they went hunting at night with a spotlight at the sanctuary and spotted cecil, and lured him out of the park, where he was protected by law, with a dead animal dragged from the car. Cecil followed. Palmer then took his bad shot, the lion took off wounded, and they tracked him for 40 hours, then he shot him and the lion was skinned and beheaded. Then they attempted to hide the tracking collar. He wanted a lion in his collection so bad! Then he pins it on the guides.
They also used a spotlight to blind the lion....also illegal. After the illegal kill, the dentist wanted to go elephant hunting the next day. He did not feel bad at all. He can’t hunt now and he must be going out of his mind jonsing for blood!