"An incredible day hunting in South Africa" Bachman wrote. Photo: Melissa Bachman: facebook
A US TV presenter is in trouble over photos she posted on facebook posing with a lion she hunted and killed.
More than 400,000 people have signed a petition calling for Melissa Bachman to be denied access to South Africa. A Facebook group called Stop Melissa Bachman has nearly 300,000 likes.
The Independent reports "lions killed in South Africa can be sent to anywhere in Europe or America. In the five years to 2011, 4,062 carcases were exported from the country, the majority of which were lions specifically bred to be killed."
The ABC says the hunt where Bachman killed the lion was conducted on the land of the Maroi Conservancy. The conservancy is based in the Limpopo province in South Africa and their motto is "conservation through sustainable hunting."
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