You cannot hunt *a protected s̶p̶e̶c̶i̶e̶s̶ animal legally so there is no debate.
Ever encounter a big cat? I have, a Mountain Lion in northern California stalking our camp. We had cleaned some sturgeon and tossed the heads off the cliff into the ravine. Unintentionally we baited that lion. You may think lions are majestic OK nice like the kitty cat in your house but they kill wildlife (that is natural prey) and they will attack humans when the opportunity appears without cause.
A few days later, Greg, a hunting guide we came to know, along with his brother, shot that lion illegally -- why? It had killed and left over 20 deer partially eaten and was causing great economic damage to their hunting exposition business.
Every so often there are instances of joggers attacked, usually killed, by mountain lions. If you have ever awakened to a big cat's roar in the woods you would know what the fuck I am talking about. We were armed and immediately set out securing the camp's perimeter -- very scary night that was.
But this guy (the post's subject) intentionally lured a protected animal out of a game park and killed it without cause -- that is an intentional crime and with no cause or justification
