A British pensioner has been revealed as an 'elite' wildlife killer who has shot hundreds of animals for fun.

Malcolm King has won a plethora of awards from the Safari Club International (SCI), an organisation that promotes hunting as conservation.

The father-of-two has been trophy hunting since 2000 and has achieved a number of milestones such as shooting some of Africa's 'big five' that include lions, elephants, rhinos, buffalos and leopards.

A blog detailing his exploits in Cameroon said 'he had been travelling for quite some time' and 'needed a number of specific animals from the rainforests.'

Pensioner Malcolm King (pictured) is known as one of the world's elite hunters

According to animal campaigner Mr King (pictured left) has killed more than 500 animals worldwide

A description of the 74-year-old, who is a director of a property managing agents based in the British Virgin Islands, is also on the website, it says: 'Lots of world-renowned hunters may feel envious of his extensive trophy collection,

'It contains some of the hardest and most desired trophies from Asia, Europe and America, as well as from Africa.'

The website adds that Mr King was in Cameroon because he was going after the Weatherby award - a prestigious hunting award.

Eduardo Goncalves, founder of the Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting told The Sunday Telegraph: 'King is among the world's 'elite' big game hunters - very few have amassed so many of the industry's obscene awards.

A description of Mr King has appeared on a website saying 'renowned hunters may feel envious of his extensive trophy collection'

'If you add the minimum number of kills needed for all his awards it comes to well over 500.

'International Law allows wildlife killers to get away with murder.'

Speaking to The Sunday Telegraph from his offices in Gloucestershire, the 74-year-old said he was not a trophy hunter.

He added he was a huntsman who had now retired and it was 'no different to stalking or culling animals in the Highlands' and said 'there is nothing wrong if done ethically and legally.'