Last month, another collared lion, Cecil, with its signature black-mane, was illegally killed by American dentist Walter Palmer near Hwange.
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A lion mauled to death a guide leading tourists on a walking safari in the Zimbabwean national park where Cecil the lion lived before he was shot, police said Tuesday.
“He spotted fresh lion spoor and chose to track a pride of lions consisting two females, two curbs and two makes”.
Swales, 40, died the morning of the attack from the injuries he suffered, it said.
“It is further revealed that Nxaha jumped out at Quinn”.
Added Shelley Cox, of African Bush Camps, which owns the Camp Hwange operation: ‘Quinn’s actions in successfully protecting the lives of his guests is heroic and reminiscent of his outstanding guiding skills, experience and training.
‘I worked with Quinn while flying in Gabon and when Quinn decided that he had enough of flying and he wants to return to Zimbabwe to follow his past career and further his career as a safari guide all his colleagues supported him fully.
“It is certainly a tragedy and a loss to the guiding fraternity and tourism industry”.
His Facebook page indicates that Swales, who also loved rough biking, was a keen photographer of wildlife.
ZPWMA spokeswoman Caroline Washaya-Moyo said no decision had been made on whether Nxaha should be shot or not.
The killing of Cecil the lion in July provoked worldwide outrage when it emerged he was a favourite attraction among visitors to Hwange and was wearing a tracking collar as part of an Oxford University research project.
Palmer’s guide on the expedition, Zimbabwean Theo Bronkhorst, appeared in court last month and was granted $1,000 bail pending his trial on September 28 on charges of organising an illegal hunt.
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Palmer claims he relied on his professional guides to ensure the hunt was legal.
