miroslav_1/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The son of the now-famous Cecil the Lion was killed near a Zimbabwe national park earlier this month, the New York Times reports.

The lion, named Xanda, was shot just outside of Hwange National Park on July 7, the Times reports. That information coming from Andrew Loveridge, a researcher at Oxford University who studied both Xanda and his father.

Xanda was a six-year-old lion, and was wearing an electronic collar at the time of his death in an effort to monitor his movements.

Xanda’s death was first reported by The Telegraph, which said that the hunt was led by Richard Cooke of the company RC Safaris.

Cecil was killed at the age of 13 by American dentist Dr. Walter Palmer in 2015. Palmer received threats and harassment in the wake of the report that he had killed Cecil.

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