King Juan Carlos of Spain has been widely criticised for going hunting in Africa at the height of his country's economic crisis. The trip to Botswana by the 74-year-old monarch came to light because he fractured his hip while away. The palace refused to comment on reports that the king was hunting elephants. Many newspaper editorials have been critical of the monarch, and an online petition signed by nearly 50,000 people has called for him to step down from his position at an international conservation charity.
西班牙国王卡洛斯因在国家遭遇经济危机重创时去非洲打猎而遭到公众的大肆批评。在打猎过程中髋部骨折使这名74岁国王的博茨瓦纳之旅曝光。皇室拒绝对国王猎象一事发表评论。许多家报纸都在批评国王的行为,网上有近5万人签名的请愿书要求解除他在国际保护慈善组织担任的职务。