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Even Robert Mugabe thinks it was wrong to kill Cecil the Lion
HARARE, Zimbabwe -- Zimbabweans failed in their responsibility to protect a popular lion named Cecil that was killed by an American in an allegedly illegal hunt, President Robert Mugabe said...
Another lion kills one of Cecil’s cubs
A cub of slain Cecil the lion was killed by another big cat in Zimbabwe — realizing the worst fears of conservationists following the celebrated feline’s slaughter at the hands...
Cecil the lion mourners are really just phonies
We live in a nation of bloodthirsty hypocrites. I admit that I share in the sense of revulsion that has gripped many of my fellow Americans, not all vegetarians, who...
Lion-killing dentist hires ex-cops to protect vacation home
The world's most hated dentist went from the hunter to the hunted this week as vandals targeted his Florida vacation home with spray paint and pickled pigs' feet — forcing...
Vandals hit Cecil-killer’s Florida home
Vandals defaced the Florida vacation home of reviled Minnesota dentist Walter Palmer on Monday, spray-painting “Lion Killer” in large blue letters on the hunter’s garage door, The Daily Mail reported....
I killed an elephant, and it changed my life
Leading conservationist Geoffrey Kent, 73, founder and CEO of luxury travel firm Abercrombie & Kent, was disgusted by the American hunter who paid a recreational game-hunting company $55,000 for the...
Woman defends big-game hunting, becomes social-media target
A big-game trophy collector from Idaho has ignited a firestorm of criticism from animal-rights activists for flaunting online images of herself posed with the carcasses of a giraffe and other...
Cecil the lion is now a Beanie Baby
https://twitter.com/TyInc/status/628271713894006784 Creator of the beloved Beanie Baby, TY Inc. is dedicating its latest toy to Cecil the lion, whose recent death has caused an uproar around the world. The plush...
Delta Air Lines will no longer ship hunting trophies
NEW YORK — Delta Air Lines had a major change of heart about shipping hunting trophies, announcing Monday afternoon that it would no longer accept lion, leopard, elephant, rhinoceros and...
American doctor killed lion in 'good faith': guide
The Zimbabwean hunting guide accused of conducting an illegal hunt for a wealthy American doctor claims his client didn't break any laws -- and instead acted in "good faith" when...
Zimbabwe suspends hunting as 2nd American eyed in lion kill
Zimbabwe suspended the hunting of all of its wildlife on Sunday as authorities revealed that they had a second wealthy American in their cross hairs for illegally killing a lion....
Dentist 'tried to impress' waitress with photos of Cecil's carcass
Reviled dentist Walter Palmer tried — but failed — to impress a waitress with his hunting prowess by showing her a gruesome photo of Cecil’s carcass. Palmer told the waitress...
Trophy hunters worry Cecil's killer will ruin their hobby
They had been tracking the lion on foot for hours, and now, under a scorching Kalahari Desert sun, the king of beasts stood a mere 25 yards away. “The lion’s...
Brother of Zimbabwe’s lion Cecil is actually alive: researcher
The brother of Cecil, the lion killed in Zimbabwe by an American hunter last month, is not dead, a researcher monitoring the pride told Reuters, contradicting media reports that Jericho...
Cecil's brother has stepped into role as cubs' protector
The cubs of slain Zimbabwe lion Cecil are being protected by their uncle from the big cats lining up to take control of the pride. Researchers at Oxford University’s Wildlife...
Sympathy for Cecil --- but what of the millions of suffering humans in Zimbabwe?
The international uproar over what happened in Zimbabwe is deafening — and growing louder and more impassioned. The Minnesota dentist who hunted down Cecil, the beloved lion, for sport has...
Lion-killing dentist's representative contacts Feds
MINNEAPOLIS — Federal authorities say they've now been contacted by a representative for the Minnesota dentist who killed a protected lion in Zimbabwe. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service tweeted...
American lion killer's extradition sought by Zimbabwe
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe intends to seek the extradition of an American dentist who killed a lion that was lured out of a national park and shot with a bow...
Killing Cecil the lion was a cruel, tawdry act
“Until the lion tells his side of the story, the tale of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.” —African proverb On the ledger of global outrages, the killing of...
Lion-killing dentist in hiding from public and authorities
Reviled Minnesota dentist Dr. Walter Palmer is still hiding — from the outraged public and authorities — and even ducking calls from federal agents. “At this point in time ......