“Already, giraffes have become extinct in more than seven African countries. Unfortunately, it’s not fully hit the attention of the world, including many governments and major conservation organizations.” As ridiculous as some of the Cecil coverage has been, it has engendered several interesting discussions and brought up many questions. Like, why do humans kill everything? The New Yorker’s Robin Wright has another, slightly more narrow, question: Who Would Kill a Giraffe?

+ The vacation home of the Minnesota dentist shot the lion has been vandalized by graffiti. Pigs feet were also scattered throughout his lawn. That oughta teach a lesson … to the pigs.

+ A viewpoint from Goodwell Nzou in the NYT: In Zimbabwe, we don’t cry for lions.