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Unlike the United States, where wildlife is considered a public resource, African private landowners have more or less ownership of wild animals on their property, said John McDonald, former president of The Wildlife Society, an international organization dedicated to solve the problems affect the wildlife.
This means that landowners can bring in hunters to slaughter animals in season, set quotas and fees, and supplement the wildlife population on their land by raising and releasing animals, he said.
"You would pay a lease to the landowner or professional hunter to access the property, and then pay a price for each animal you choose to buy," McDonald said.
Roger Phillips, a spokesman for Idaho's Department of Sport Fishing, said he could not comment on the rules of hunting outside the state, but said the hunt Mr. Fischer was legal "to our knowledge".
The courier constituting the governor's office was divided, some expressing their support and others scorning Mr. Fischer. While some called him to "stand firm" and "hold his head up", others called his actions "dreadful" and suggested he had a "tortured mind".
The episode echoed a controversy of 2015, when an online fury broke out after a beloved Zimbabwean lion named Cecil was shot dead by a Minnesota dentist, Dr. Walter J. Palmer. Thousands of people signed a petition demanding justice for Cecil, and Dr. Palmer closed his dental office for more than a month after being threatened and harassed. The Zimbabwean government, however, refused to file a complaint against Mr. Palmer and stated that his hunting documents were appropriate.
To close the email that led to his resignation, Mr. Fischer winked pleasantly at the scale of his hunter prowess on the continental scale.
"After leaving all the African animals still alive," he wrote, "we were on a plane to our home!"
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