It is the country where Cecil the lion was killed, sparking international anger against the American dentist who shot him.
The
outcry over Walter Palmer's killing of Cecil drove other big-game
hunters away from Zimbabwe, fearful they too would attract the
opprobrium of the public.
But in what is being described as a
side-effect of the affair, Zimbabwe's largest wildlife area says it now
finds itself suffering from an overpopulation of lions.
Bubye Valley Conservancy has more than 500 lions, the largest number in Zimbabwe's diminishing wildlife areas.
It
has warned that its lion population has become unsustainable and that
it may even have to cull around 200 as a result of what is being called
"the Cecil effect".
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