Carlos went bear and elephant hunting
Juan Carlos is largely regarded as a beloved king, having endured that revolutionary endeavor with little to no negative notes on his record. He was under investigation for financial royal corruption. But one of his pastimes enraged the populace even more. He goes bear and elephant hunting. According to reports, the King killed nine bears in 2004, one of which was pregnant. Additionally, there are rumors that Juan Carlos killed a drunk bear in 2006 while on a personal hunting expedition in Russia. The monarchy of Spain claimed the rumors were untrue.
Spain's unemployment rate in April 2012 was 23 percent overall and nearly 50 percent for young employees. But Carlos traveled to Botswana to go elephant hunting. While his subjects were experiencing a tough economic climate, the king spent a lot of money on this extravagant vacation. His action wasn't very well-liked. Everyone is enthusiastic about this trip, not just environmentalists. According to El Pas, a hunting expedition would cost roughly €44,000 in total or about twice the typical annual wage in Spain. A petition requests that the king resigns from his position as honorary head of the World Wide Fund for Nature's Spanish chapter.
The WWF itself asked the King for an interview to discuss the issue. A conference of WWF-Spain was convened in July 2012 in Madrid, when it was voted to remove the King from his honorary presidency by a vote of 226 to 13. He then expressed regret for the hunting excursion.
