A lion, quite popularly known as Blondie, a subject of long-term research by Oxford University scientists, has allegedly been killed by trophy hunters near Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park.

The killing of a collared lion involved in a research project in Zimbabwe by a trophy hunter has been condemned by wildlife groups, echoing the infamous case of a lion called Cecil whose death at the hands of an American tourist in the same country a decade ago was met with international outrage.

Outrage has erupted after a trophy hunter killed a lion named Blondie after allegedly luring it out of a wildlife reserve. Blondie was part of an Oxford University study, and Africa Geographic, the safari company that sponsored Blondie’s tracking collar,