On July 1, a lion known as Cecil, who was popular with safari-goers in Zimbabwe, was killed by a hunter after being lured out of a national park. (Joshua Meservey - dailysignal.com)
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The story made newspapers worldwide, and the internet convulsed in outrage. The hashtag #CecilTheLion trended for two days on Twitter. Online warriors flooded the Yelp page of hunter Walter Palmer’s dentistry practice with negative reviews. A makeshift shrine to Cecil popped up at Palmer’s office.(Joshua Meservey - dailysignal.com)
Forget Cecil. Legal Hunting Benefits Africa.
Cecil the lion Andrew Loveridge / Wildlife Conservation Research Unit at Oxford University - nbcnews.com
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1. Who is Cecil and what happened to him?
2. Why are people so angry?
3. Why does the writer think the outrage is a good example of ‘slacktivism’?
4. What does the writer think people should be more concerned about?
5. Is legal hunting a threat to wildlife?
6. What is the biggest threat?
7. What do you think should happen to Walter Palmer?
8. What do you think about the internet’s reaction?
9. What do the words in bold mean?
“On July 1, a lion known as Cecil...was killed by a hunter after being lured out of a national park.”
“The story made newspapers worldwide, the internet convulsed in outrage.”
“Today, another American hunter, Sabrina Corgatelli, who has posted photos of her kills of African animals on Facebook, is receiving similarly bilious treatment.”
“Zimbabwe has suffered under the iron fist of a despot for nearly 35 years, and its people’s plight has never trended on Twitter or provoked a fraction of the outrage the killing of a lion has received.”
“By all means, let Walter Palmer face justice if he broke Zimbabwean law. But let the slacktivists wielding tweets and snarky Yelp reviews not distract from the repugnant Mugabe regime. "
1. Who is Cecil and what happened to him?
2. Why are people so angry?
3. Why does the writer think the outrage is a good example of ‘slacktivism’?
4. What does the writer think people should be more concerned about?
5. Is legal hunting a threat to wildlife?
6. What is the biggest threat?
7. What do you think should happen to Walter Palmer?
8. What do you think about the internet’s reaction?
9. What do the words in bold mean?
“On July 1, a lion known as Cecil...was killed by a hunter after being lured out of a national park.”
“The story made newspapers worldwide, the internet convulsed in outrage.”
“Today, another American hunter, Sabrina Corgatelli, who has posted photos of her kills of African animals on Facebook, is receiving similarly bilious treatment.”
“Zimbabwe has suffered under the iron fist of a despot for nearly 35 years, and its people’s plight has never trended on Twitter or provoked a fraction of the outrage the killing of a lion has received.”
“By all means, let Walter Palmer face justice if he broke Zimbabwean law. But let the slacktivists wielding tweets and snarky Yelp reviews not distract from the repugnant Mugabe regime. "
