Yes, it's horrific that this beautiful animal died (illegally at that). Although I can't understand why people get more up in arms about one african lion than millions of farm factory animals who are tortured daily. Not to mention people hunt wild game here all the time and do not eat the meat.
At least people are eating the domesticated animals that are being raised as food. This was done just for "sport" (if you can call it that). I find trophy hunting disgusting. Appalling. And, only cowards do it. How very sporting of him (and his guides) to lure the animal out of the protected park preserve, use a spotlight to blind it, and then shoot it. Wow. What talent.
I've got ZERO issue with hunting. But, this hardly qualifies.
He deserves what he is getting. Arrogant jerk.