Malcolm King, 74, has won a string of awards from the Safari Club International. Sickening hunting achievements credited to the father-of-two include slaying Africa’s “big five”, made up of the lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo. During his two-decade hunting career, Mr King has killed more than 500 animals. Related articles Texas trophy hunter pays $110,000 to kill rare mountain goat ‘Sadistic’ hunter poses with BLOOD ON HER HANDS after slaying mount... He even celebrated his 74th birthday with a 10-day hunting trip to Cameroon. An online blog from the expedition 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.” But animal campaigners have slammed Mr King’s exploits, branding him a “wildlife serial killer”. Malcolm King has killed more than 500 animals (Image: NC) The hunter has won a string of awards (Image: NC) Animal campaigners have slammed Mr King’s exploits (Image: NC) Eduardo Goncalves, founder of the Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting, compared Mr King to Walter Palmer, the American dentist who sparked a furious backlash for killing Cecil the Lion on a big game hunt in Zimbabwe. He told The Telegraph: “King is among the world’s ‘elite’ big game hunters - very few have amassed so many of the industry’s obscene awards. “He has travelled to every corner of the globe to shoot endangered animals for amusement. “If you add the minimum number of kills needed for all his awards, it comes to well over 500. International law allows wildlife serial killers to get away with murder.” Related articles Yellowstone wolf killed by legal hunter Trophy hunter who bragged about Scottish hunt faces CRIMINAL charges Mark Jones, of the Born Free Foundation, added: “That a prolific huntsman hails from the UK and been given ‘awards’ by Safari Club International for the sheer number and variety of animals slaughtered is truly shocking.” Mr King denied being a trophy hunter, insisting he was a huntsman who has now retired. He said: “Everything I have ever done has been legal and with correct paperwork.” Over 1.7 million animals have been killed by trophy hunters in the last decade of which 200,000 were endangered species, according to the Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting.All rights reserved for this news site express.co.uk and under his responsibility