An American media personality and avid hunter caused an uproar after killing wild goats in Scotland and posing with their carcasses. 
 
 Larysa Switlyk, who hosts the online hunting show "Larysa Unleashed," received a barrage of tweets after she shared a number of photos from a recent hunting trip in Islay, Scotland. One photo shows Switlyk holding up the head of a wild goat she shot. "We hunted hard for a big one for 2 days and finally got on this group. Made a perfect 200 yard shot," she wrote. A second photo showed one of her hunting partners with another dead wild goat. 
 
 Several Twitter users said the photos Switlyk shared were "disgraceful" and "sickening." Some Twitter users tagged Scottish legislators, receiving responses from the first minister and secretary for environment. 
 
 “A unique hunt?” 
 
 Disgraceful. It’s a goat. And it’s in Scotland. On a beautiful island. Stop this pls @scotgov. 🤬 https://t.co/7UE7QYSW94 — judy murray (@JudyMurray) October 24, 2018 
 
 "Totally understandable why the images from Islay of dead animals being held up as trophies is so upsetting and offensive to people. @scotgov will review the current situation and consider whether changes to the law are required," First Minister Nicola Sturgeon tweeted. 
 
 Others defended Switlyk, arguing that hunting serves as population control for wild goats, which don't have any other natural predators on the island of Islay. 
 
 For the pig ignorant. Estates offer wild goat hunting, as with deer. As man is the only predator for both species, this is essential for herd management, population control and thus preventing environmental damage caused through overgrazing. https://t.co/IgnFNPiOLj — Geoff the Goat (@Ronniesoak) October 24, 2018 
 
 Both Sturgeon and Secretary for Environment Roseanna Cunningham said hunting wild animals such as deer and goats is not illegal, but they understood the concerns raised by the images. Cunningham said she will review the laws and consider if changes should be made. 
 
 In response to concerns about the goat hunt on Islay: pic.twitter.com/HfA3pconIt — Roseanna Cunningham 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 (@strathearnrose) October 24, 2018 
 
 Totally understandable why the images from Islay of dead animals being held up as trophies is so upsetting and offensive to people. @scotgov will review the current situation and consider whether changes to the law are required. https://t.co/SIQxcEYBzR — Nicola Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) October 24, 2018 
 
 Switlyk, a former accountant from California, responded to the backlash on Instagram. She shared a photo of a small plane, writing she was on the way to her next hunting adventure and will be without service for two weeks. "Nothing better than disconnecting from this social media driven world and connecting back with nature," she wrote. "Hopefully that will give enough time for all the ignorant people out there sending me death threats to get educated on hunting and conservation." 
 
 "FYI, I was in Scotland over a month ago," Switlyk added. Some critics took umbrage with this post as well. "How does "connect with nature" relate to killing it? Unbelievable," one Twitter user wrote. "Hope you're 'out of service' for a lot longer than that!! You clearly haven't got the hint from Twitter today have you???" said another. ||||| “This is not the kind of tourism we should be encouraging in Scotland, let alone allowing to happen in the 21st century.” 
 
 A 2015 report shows that country sports tourism in Scotland brings in 155 million pounds, or almost $200 million, to the economy every year, according to the Scottish Country Sports Tourism Group. 
 
 But hunting, or rather the display of animal trophies, has become a reviled activity in some corners of social media, as well-heeled individuals, including the older sons of President Trump, proudly display their trophies for the world to see on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. 
 
 The killing of Cecil the lion by an American dentist, Dr. Walter J. Palmer, in Zimbabwe in 2015 set off an international outcry and drew new scrutiny to the practice of paying to kill big game. Two years later, the lion’s son Xanda was killed in a trophy hunt near the same park. 
 
 Since then, photographs of hunters posing triumphantly with the bodies of animals such as giraffes and a family of baboons have stirred global condemnation. In the latter case, the Idaho fish and game commissioner seen grinning with an array of carcasses from an African hunting trip resigned. 
 
 While many defenders of hunting see it as an honorable, skilled and bonding experience, others denounce it as unnecessary waste in the modern age and detrimental to the environment and to the animals who roam in the wild. But the issue is more complex than a clash of cultures. 
 
 Some countries like Zimbabwe encourage big-game hunting as a source of income, and others allow the activity to keep down herd populations through managed hunting trips and as a way to pay for the upkeep of game reserves. ||||| A Canadian television host faced a backlash Thursday over a legal cougar hunt, including from the wife of a former prime minister who launched a sharp personal attack over his killing of the big cat. 
 
 Steve Ecklund, host of The Edge outdoor show, posted on his Facebook page several images of him posing with the cougar’s bloodied carcass and later cooking the meat in a stir-fry. 
 
 He’d shot the animal earlier this month in northern Alberta, saying in an online post it was “an unreal ending to a fun-filled season.” 
 
 A firestorm of criticisms quickly erupted on social media, with people calling Ecklund a “sick goof,” a “scumbag” and other unflattering epithets. 
 
 “What a creep,” Laureen Harper, the wife of former prime minister Stephen Harper, said in a Twitter message. 
 
 What a creep. Chasing a cougar with dogs until they are exhausted then shooting a scared, cornered and tired animal. Must be compensating for something, small penis probably.https://t.co/UspnQEdWdL — Laureen Harper (@LaureenHarper) December 21, 2017 
 
 Wasn’t hacked. I was really angry that some guy flies all the way to Alberta to kill a magnificent cougar, so he can make a stir fry. https://t.co/m4skcCGjZ4 — Laureen Harper (@LaureenHarper) December 21, 2017 
 
 “Chasing a cougar with dogs until they are exhausted then shooting a scared, cornered and tired animal. Must be compensating for something, small penis probably,” she added. 
 
 The Conservative former leader’s wife went on to say that hunting and fishing have long been traditions in her family, but strictly for food and insisting that no part of the animal should be wasted. 
 
 “Killing for fun makes me sick,” she said. “I was really angry that some guy flies all the way to Alberta to kill a magnificent cougar, so he can make a stir fry.” 
 
 Ecklund reportedly said he has received mostly positive feedback on the hunt, but also a few death threats. 
 
 A handful of people posted online in his defence that hunting predators such as cougars help to maintain wild deer and mountain goat populations. 
 
 Cougar hunting is legal in Alberta from December 1 to the end of February for non-residents. 
 
 Neither Ecklund nor the Wild Television Network which broadcasts his show in Canada and in parts of Europe were immediately available for comment.
– It's a predictable cycle: A hunter posts a photo of themselves beaming over the carcass of a fresh kill only to become the target of international condemnation (like this, this, and this, to recall a few). This time, the ire-inducing image shows American Larysa Switlyk, host of Larysa Unleashed on the Wild Television Network, posing with a goat she'd just shot on Scotland's Island of Islay, the New York Times reports. "Such a fun hunt!!," Switlyk writes in the Twitter post. "Hunted hard for a big one for 2 days." Additional photos posted to Switlyk's Twitter account show hunters posing with other dead animals. Sarah Moyes, spokeswoman for animal advocacy group OneKind calls the photos "utterly shocking," saying, "This is not the kind of tourism we should be encouraging in Scotland, let alone allowing to happen in the 21st century." Some commenters on social media are more blunt about their displeasure, including "So basically you enjoy killing things? Scary but sad." Others are speaking up to support Switlyk, with one saying, "What’s the problem with going and hunting a goat … and using all parts of the goat, it's quite beautiful." Still others say that hunts are an important part of keeping animal populations in check. Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham both acknowledge that the images may be disturbing, but say that hunting wild animals is not illegal, ABC reports, with Cunningham saying she will review the laws. As for Switlyk, she posted on Instagram that she's heading back into the wild for two weeks, "Hopefully that will give enough time for all the ignorant people sending me death threats to get educated on hunting and conservation."