Show #96 Hour 1 | August 08, 2015 | The poaching of Zimbabwe’s lion king Cecil has prompted worldwide outrage and a new focus on the practice of trophy hunting. Does money from big-game sport hunters actually forward the cause of conservation? Is the controversy another nine-days wonder, or could it have lasting effect on hunting laws and practices? In Deep takes a long look at Cecil’s real legacy.
Guests:
Amy Gotliffe, Director of Conservation, Oakland Zoo.
Craig Packer, author: “Lions in the Balance: Man-Eaters, Manes, and Men with Guns,” University of Chicago Press, Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, and Director of the Lion Research Center at the University of Minnesota.
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