The image of the female big game hunter, who has been referred to as Britany L, was shared by US-based Safari Club International on their Facebook page causing outrage not only among animal rights activists, but celebrities too.
Supermodels Naomi Campbell and Doutzen Kroes were among the first to express their horror after experts said the stunning big cat was likely the ninth largest ever hunted.
The two shared an Instagram post from anti-ivory poaching group Knot on my Planet founder David Bonnouvrier, who asked his followers to “find this b****” in an angry post.
He wrote: “#findthisb**** A very large male Leopard recently killed by Britany L. Member of the safari club international based in Tucson AZ call them and give them a piece of your mind. #sci #stopbiggamehunting #idiot #monstress.”
The post has gone viral having attracted 42,000 comments and an eye-watering 217,000 shares.
Ms Kroes said: “How can you find pride and pleasure in killing a beautiful animal like this large male Leopard.
“The woman in the picture should be ashamed of herself! I find this disgusting and I’m so upset, sad and angry that this still happens!”
Celebrities and activists alike are now demanding the woman be properly identified.
The killing comes in the wake of the slaughter of a rare 18-year-old giraffe by Tess Thompson Talley who shared a sickening picture of herself standing over the corpse of the animal.
Ms Thompson Talley, of Kentucky, USA, boasted on social media: “Prayers for my once in a lifetime dream hunt came true today!
“Spotted this rare black giraffe bull and stalked him for quite a while. I knew it was the one. ‘He was over 18 years old, 4,000lbs and was blessed to be able to get 2,000lbs of meat from him.”
She too faced a backlash after her bragging photos was shared by a Twitter account called Africa Digest, with the comment: “White American savage who is partly a neanderthal comes to Africa and shoot down a very rare black giraffe courtesy of South Africa stupidity.
“Her name is Tess Thompson Talley. Please share.”
The hunter then backtracked on her remark of how rare the giraffe had been and complained about the “vile” abuse she had received online as a result of the kill.
She said in a statement that “some of the most vile things have been directed at me and many other women hunter”.
Both killings echo that of Minnesota dentist Walter Palmer, who sparked was protests for the killing of beloved lion Cecil during a trophy hunting trip to Zimbabwe.