Killer of Cecil the lion was dentist from Minnesota, claim Zimbabwe officials

28.07.2015

Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force alleges trophy hunter shot one of Africa's most famous lions near Hwange national parkConservationists in Zimbabwe have accused an American man of being the alleged killer of Cecil, one of Africa's most famous lions and the star attraction at the Hwange national park.On Tuesday, the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force said the man thought to have paid $50,000 (?32,000) for the chance to kill Cecil was not a Spaniard as originally believed, but US citizen Walter Palmer, from a small town near Minneapolis. The man left the lion skinned and headless on the outskirts of the park, the ZCTF's Johnny Rodrigues said in a statement. Continue reading...

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