I’m sure this was legal. But was the lion preying on livestock? Was it stalking humans or frequenting human settlements? Was it so seriously ill (e.g. injuries, rabies) that it had to be destroyed. Was Melissa going to eat the lion? If none of the above, then what was the point in shooting it?
See your own tagline. Plus, lions are at the top of the food chain. If humans don't cull them, the population gets out of control. Usually these places have rules for age, size etc. It is fairly well regulated.
I assume you are not a hunter.
Join the liberal, you’ll fit right in.
Conservation reasons? Too many lions on the available land? She had 60k and there isn't a lion shortage? The villagers did eat it. I wonder if you'd have the same objections if lions were a part of your daily life. While you contemplate your first two objections, the lion will have completed its work.
Perhaps like deer season it is the keep the numbers under control. . .
The natives get to eat the lion, read the article. So many lions have to be killed per year to keep a balance so the prey animals won't be wiped out. Also, thanks to hunting, in this area, there are more lions now than there were at an earlier time. Hunting, and the money it brings in, allows the private game ranchers to breed and multiply their stock of wild animals. There are similar game farms in the USA(Texas has some)where animals that are extinct in Africa roam in large numbers, thanks to hunting. The provinces and states in Africa that have banned sports hunting have lost huge portions of their herds and have had some animals become extinct in their areas. Hunting, in this provice, saved both the Black and White Rinos from becoming extinct.