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Another Cecil: Majestic lion allegedly killed by American hunter in Zimbabwe
August 16, 2021 | 9:42am"Another trophy hunter spending tens of thousands of dollars on a globe-trotting, thrill-to-kill escapade shows humanity at its worst," a Humane Society rep told The Post.
Cecil the lion's killer is back — slaughtering endangered rams in Mongolia
July 11, 2020 | 12:20pmThe "driller killer" from Minnesota who killed the beloved Cecil the lion bagged an endangered ram in Mongolia last year. Dentist Walter Palmer, 60, forked over almost $100,000 for the...
13 countries where rich people can hunt endangered animals
February 8, 2020 | 3:12pmI ran into some Americans having an issue at customs at the airport in Lusaka, Zambia, last summer. Craig and Amy (last names withheld), from Western Michigan, and two friends...
Can you feel the love tonight: Couple ripped for 'romantic' pic next to lion they killed
July 16, 2019 | 7:26pmA Canadian couple is receiving backlash from animal lovers after an image posted on social media showed them having a romantic kiss over the carcass of a massive lion they...
Dentist who killed Cecil the lion scared new book will make him a target
March 26, 2018 | 6:04pmWalter Palmer is "worried that animal activists will come after him again,” said an insider.
Horrifying details surface about Cecil the lion's gruesome death
March 7, 2018 | 11:30amCecil the lion suffered "incredible cruelty" during a drawn-out death that took as long as 12 hours, according to a disturbing new account of his 2015 demise at the hands...
Hunter kills Cecil's son
July 20, 2017 | 12:09pmCecil the lion's son has been killed by a trophy hunter in Zimbabwe — two years after his famous father was shot dead by an American dentist, according to new...
No charges for guide who led hunt for Cecil the lion
November 11, 2016 | 5:13pmThe professional guide that led the hunt against tragic Cecil -- Zimbabwe’s most beloved lion -- will not be criminally prosecuted, a high court ruled this week, according to reports. The...
Dentist who killed Cecil the lion probed for illegal hunting again
November 12, 2015 | 11:06amMINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota's Department of Natural Resources says it's investigating a report of potentially illegal hunting activity on land owned by the dentist who was sharply criticized for shooting a...
It's not just Cecil -- lions are vanishing all over West Africa
October 27, 2015 | 10:17amLAGOS, Nigeria — Lions, that symbol of Africa's wild beauty, power and freedom, no longer roam in Mali or in Ivory Coast or Ghana or war-shattered eastern Congo. Or most...
Dentist who killed Cecil the lion won't be charged because hunt was legal
October 12, 2015 | 12:11pmThe American dentist who sparked worldwide outrage in July when he killed Cecil — Zimbabwe's most beloved lion — will not be charged with any crime because the hunt was perfectly...
Ashley Benson sparks backlash over Cecil the Lion costume
October 7, 2015 | 11:44amAshley Benson's Halloween getup as the slayed Zimbabwe lion sparked outrage in the social sphere.
Cecil the lion's killer refuses comment as he returns to work
September 8, 2015 | 8:50amReviled dentist Walter Palmer returned to his suburban Minnesota practice on Tuesday for the first time since killing beloved Zimbabwean lion Cecil, and tended to sympathetic patients — including fellow...
Dentist who killed Cecil the lion agitated over backlash
September 7, 2015 | 8:32amhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1dBp_Us-ac MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota dentist whose killing of Cecil the lion sparked a global backlash emerged for an interview in which he disputed some accounts of the hunt, expressed...
Cecil's pride doesn't have a good chance of survival
September 6, 2015 | 11:03pmThe pride of Cecil the Lion is now down to six after another one of his cubs was feared to have been killed over the weekend by a rival big...
Lingerie store makes Cecil the Lion costume
August 29, 2015 | 10:14pmSexy lingerie store Yandy.com is bringing a whole new meaning to the words “game hunting.” The online undies e-tailer has just launched a new Cecil the Lion costume for women...
Cecil the Lion is the Halloween costume that will offend everyone
August 26, 2015 | 1:00pmHere at Yahoo Travel we like to incorporate travel into our Halloween costumes when possible. But this get up might be taking things a little too far. Called the “Lion...
Dentist who killed Cecil the lion reopens office
August 17, 2015 | 3:58pmMINNEAPOLIS — The dental practice of a Minnesota man who killed a well-known lion in Zimbabwe has reopened. Walter Palmer's River Bluff Dental said in a tweet Monday that it...
Cecil's killer illegally slayed bear in US, tried to 'bribe' guides
August 15, 2015 | 4:00amDespised dentist Walter Palmer illegally killed a black bear years before he slew Cecil the lion, it was revealed Friday. Newly surfaced photos show the 55-year-old Minnesota man — who...
Why big-shot husbands will always chase the nanny
August 13, 2015 | 11:49pmThe national home front was plunged into freakout mode with the 1992 flick “The Hand that Rocks the Cradle,’’ featuring an attractive nanny, Peyton Mott (Rebecca De Mornay), who’s secretly...