A Zimbabwean hunter who was caught up in the ​Cecil the lion​ scandal was in prison this weekend after he was charged on Friday with illegally hunting a rare Antelope which is on the endangered species list.

While Zimbabwe has sufficient lions on its remaining wildlife land, Roan Antelope are seldom seen in national parks and conservancies in sub Saharan Africa and there are only about 70 left in the region’s largest conservancy, the Kruger National Park in neighbouring South Africa.

Headman Sibanda, 56, was arrested last Thursday after a tip off from rangers employed by Zimbabwe’s Parks and Wildlife Management Authority.

He appeared in the Hwange Magistrate’s Court on Friday near Zimbabwe’s largest game reserve, the Hwange National Park.

His case is so serious he will only be able to apply for bail from the High Court next week and is presently being held in prison.