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07-28-2015, 12:29 PM #1
Cecil the Lion shot by US hunter in Zimbabwe
Wildlife officials on Tuesday accused an American tourist of killing Cecil, one of the oldest and most famous lions in Zimbabwe, without a permit after paying $50,000 to two people who lured the beast to its death.The lion was lured out of Hwange National Park using a bait and was shot by Walter James Palmer with a crossbow, Johnny Rodrigues, chairman of Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force (ZCTF), told reporters.
Rodrigues said Palmer paid Zimbabwean hunter Theo Bronkhorst and Honest Ndlovu, a private game park owner, to lure the 13-year-old Cecil. Bronkhorst and Ndlovu will face poaching charges on Wednesday in Hwange for the killing of the lion on July 1, Rodriguez said.
Palmer -- who U.S. media reports said was a dentist from Minnesota -- was not immediately available for comment.
A spokesman for Palmer told the Guardian that the hunter believed he may have shot the lion.
"As far as I understand, Walter believes that he might have shot that lion that has been referred to as Cecil," a spokesman for Palmer said.
"What he'll tell you is that he had the proper legal permits and he had hired several professional guides, so he's not denying that he may be the person who shot this lion. He is a big-game hunter; he hunts the world over."
© AFP Cecil the lion on October 21, 2012. Palmer's whereabouts were not immediately known but Cecil's head and skin were recovered and would be used as evidence in court, Rodrigues said.
Cecil was a popular attraction at the Hwange National Park and had featured in many photographic shoots.
Lions are not protected species in Zimbabwe. If convicted, the two men would be required to pay $20,000 in compensation but the court may impose an additional jail term.
Investigations show the killing of Cecil was illegal because the land owner was not allocated a lion on his hunting quota for 2015, Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZPWMA) and ZCTF said in a statement.
"Therefore, all persons implicated in this case are due to appear in court facing poaching charges," the conservationists said.
Zimbabwe issues annual permits allowing foreign hunters to kill wildlife like the elephant, buffalo and lion, saying this allows it to raise money for conservation.
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08-02-2015, 02:11 PM #2
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08-02-2015, 04:26 PM #3
So, I'm torn on this. With all the strife going on in the world, this is a very small matter that deserves far less publicity than it's receiving.
In the interim, we're about to let Iran have Nukes, ISIS is using American made tanks, manpads and weapons. Syrian "rebels" are using American made and supplied arms, our US soldiers are now dying here in the US and still abroad, Greece has defaulted yet again, my wife and her women friends have donated another brick of cash to the Wendover casinos, my boss' Polaris RZR that I was using grenaded the engine and will likely cost $6k to rebuild (OUCH!), UFC fighter Rhonda has yet to agree to fight me nekked, Obama is still a muslim/communist, our politicians are *ALL* still jerks and self centered, I went fishing in my float tube at Millsite Res. over this past week, caught some awesome sized trout, but forget my stringer, so had to release, I am going to need new truck tires AGAIN this year (annual spend).. <sigh>
Yet, Cecil dominates the news.
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