- Cecil the Lion, 13, was one of the stars of Hwange National Park
- Hunter allegedly paid ranger £36,000 to lure lion out of the park
- Cecil was shot with an arrow by a hunter, outside the park's border
- The hunter skinned Cecil and cut off his head for a hunting trophy
- Zimbabwe Conservation Taskforce said he could face criminal charges
A Western hunter could face criminal charges after allegedly paying a park ranger £36,000 to kill one of Africa's most famous lions, it has been reported.
Cecil, who was about 13-years-old, was lured out of Zimbabwe's biggest national park and then shot with a bow and arrow by a tourist, who is thought to be Spanish.
Only wounding the lion, the hunter then spent two days tracking the animal before killing it with a rifle.The corpse was then skinned and the head hacked off as a trophy.
