Anyone who is outraged by this really does not understand the positive economic impact of these hunts on these areas.

Just like the state of CO has thousands of jobs that are supported by hunting and tens of millions of dollars in positive impact, these countries manage their lion population for maximum benefit. The lions would be killed by villagers and their would be zero economic impact.

Talk to the people in these African countries about the lost revenue after the Cecil outrage. Lots of facebook posts, lots of hashtags, lots of angry posts on boards like this but very little money sent to help offset the direct revenue from hunters.

The lion is used as a resource, much like we do with deer and elk here. If you are outraged and not personally supporting the people in the villages around these parks you are sitting on the sidelines and crying "Someone Else Should Do Something About This!!!"

These are the people in these countries managing their resources to their benefit.