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Cecil the lion's killer is back — slaughtering endangered rams in Mongolia
The "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...
No charges for guide who led hunt for Cecil the lion
The 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
MINNEAPOLIS — 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...
Dentist who killed Cecil the lion agitated over backlash
https://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...
Dentist who killed Cecil the lion reopens office
MINNEAPOLIS — 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
Despised 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...
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...
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...
Zimbabwe accuses another American of illegally killing lion
PITTSBURGH — An American doctor accused of killing a lion in an illegal hunt in Zimbabwe said Tuesday that he had complied with all rules and regulations, filled out all...
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...
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...
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...