Cecil the lion's brother, Jericho, is also illegally killed in Zimbabwe, official says***(Updated)

[Flaxbee]

Source: CNN



*** This breaking news is now disputed; please see updates downthread***

Cecil the lion's brother, Jericho, is also illegally killed in Zimbabwe, official says

By Michael Martinez and Deborah Bloom, CNN

Updated 2:35 PM ET, Sat August 1, 2015

(CNN)The brother of slain Cecil the lion, named Jericho, was killed Saturday in Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe, a senior park official told CNN.

Jericho was gunned down by a hunter operating illegally, said Johnny Rodrigues, head of the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force.

Cecil was also killed illegally, provoking an international outrage because he was a protected animal, and Zimbabwe is seeking the extradition of American dentist Walter Palmer on accusations that he and others illegally hunted the lion, authorities said.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/01/world/cecil-the-lion-brother-jericho-illegally-killed/index.html

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Heartsick and disgusted. These "hunters" are inhuman.

[Laurian]

1. Oh, no!

WTH?

[roguevalley]

53. do what they do with the rhinos. Shoot the fuckers back. I am beyond sick over this.

FUCK THIS SHIT! Don't try and defend hunting on this thread. Just don't.

[valerief]

2. Another dental thug? There must be a gang of them. nt

[Warren Stupidity]

3. un fucking believable

[1monster]

4. They, unfortunately, are not inhuman. They embody the worst traits among humans...

The traits that sentient human beings do their best to suppress and eradicate.

I use the word "sentient' deliberately. There is no way these human monsters are self aware or able to feel things in any more than the most basic way.

[TDale313]

5. God Fucking Dammit!!!

Sometime I really hate humans

[Initech]

8. +1

[calimary]

21. + 2. MILLION.

I am sickened by this.

[MissDeeds]

44. Damn their souls to hell

I am heartsick.

[n2doc]

6. Humans suck

I hope they find this person. I can't post what I hope happens next.

[jpak]

7. The cubs will be killed now

[AngryOldDem]

13. Just. Awful.

I thought maybe there might be a silver lining to all this when I read that Cecil's brother was looking out for them. Now...

[LynneSin]

30. Normally that's the cycle of life but in this case....

could someone intervene and pull the cubs into safety for Cecil and Jericho's sake. A life on a wildlife refuge would be a better fate than the death they now face.

[catchnrelease]

9. There needs to be some real consequences for this stuff

Just expressing outrage is not going to stop or slow this crap down. I know it won't happen but it would be great to see these guys really get a punishment, not just a hand slap. Just too much corruption in the government and too much money changing hands. smh.

[ToxMarz]

39. Until now I didn't believe there was much chance Walter Palmer would actually be extradited.

If I were him I would be very worried. There seems to be a need to send a very harsh message to these criminals.

[AngryOldDem]

10. FUCK!

God, I hate these bastards.

[TBF]

11. WTF is wrong w/people?

Leaved the damned dwindling lions alone. If Obama had an ounce of heart in him he would extradite these two thugs immediately.

[AngryOldDem]

15. As well as the rhinos, tigers, etc.

Pretty soon there will be none left!

[groundloop]

31. IF OBAMA ..... blah blah blah

First off, it isn't clear (as far as I can tell) who the second poacher is. Pretty hard for the US to extradite someone if we don't even know who it is or if he's a US citizen.

As far as the dentist, from what I've been reading the US is at least considering extraditing him to stand trial for poaching.

Sorry, I just get tired of everyone thinking that President Obama needs to personally handle each and every breach of law. I'm sure there are people in law enforcement and the justice department who are perfectly capable of taking care of these things while the President works on nuclear treaties, restoring Cuban relations, etc.

[TBF]

38. Extradition treaty with Zimbabwe:

The short answer: Under the mandatory terms of the extradition treaty between Zimbabwe and the United States, the United States must initiate extradition proceedings and give over a citizen to a foreign country for prosecution ....

Unless the U.S. just doesn't feel like it.

Extradition is the formal surrender of a person by a "requested" state to another "requesting" state for prosecution. Extradition to or from the United States is a creature of treaty, which means it is little more than a contract -- one that may be ultimately unenforceable, if push comes to diplomatic shove.

The United States has had an extradition agreement with Zimbabwe since 2000.

Cite: http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/01/opinions/cevallos-can-dentist-be-extradited/index.html

Do you really think we'd initiate proceedings without his approval? That's very naive.

[darkangel218]

57. Whats wrong with people??

The question is, what is NOT wrong with us.

We are a fucked up species. And we are taking everyone and everything down with us, on our path to extermination.

[TBF]

79. Can't argue with that. nt

[Lobo27]

12. FFS, he was protecting the cubs...

[AtomicKitten]

14. Goddamn it.

Last edited Sat Aug 1, 2015, 03:48 PM - Edit history (1)

The Oxford team tracking Jericho claim he could still be alive. Please let it be so.

link: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3182428/Cecil-s-brother-Jericho-shot-dead-poachers-Zimbabwean-park.html

[okasha]

49. Thank you for that link.

It's horrible that any lion was killed, bit I pray it wasn't Jericho.

In Kenya, rangers shoot ivory poachers on sight. I no longer think that's extreme. Perhaps the rule should be more widely adopted.

[AtomicKitten]

69. Please let it be true.

The last male white rhino has armed bodyguards.
I think you and they are on the right track. I'm right there with you. Cheers.

http://m.indiatimes.com/news/world/rhino-nearing-extinction-gets-bodyguards-armed-with-assault-rifles-231877.html

[okasha]

73. I am praying that it is.

Jericho's monitor is going to do a visual check and post pics.

One small bright spot: if a lioness is now ready to mate, her cubs are likely to be old enough to be independent and therefore safer.

I think the Hwange pride would benefit from armed guards, too, for a while. And I have very unkindly thoughts about whoever started the original story without confirmation.

[AtomicKitten]

74. omg I think he might be okay

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/55bd1261e4b0d4f33a030d2b

[okasha]

77. Looks like this is firming up.

I'll wait for visual confirmation to pop the cork, but really the only explanation for Jericho's collar moving around normally is that Jericho is moving around normally. I'm assuming that "appears to be with a lioness" means that a lioness' collar is transmitting a position close to his.

[niyad]

81. May it be so. did you see where that bastard bronkhorst referred

to Cecil as "that THING"???????????

[avebury]

16. These trophy hunts are doing enormous damage to the lion

gene pool as well because they take out the biggest and strongest lions. An expert was just interviwed on CNN and he was saying that they have noticed over the last 30 years that lions are getting smaller and smaller as lions who, in the past would never get a chance to breed are breeding because of bigger lions being taken out. He also said theat Jericho's death has sealed the fate for Cecil's cubs.

Right now I really hate the human race. We have no right to hunt species into extinction.

[Flaxbee]

22. And it's not just the lions, though they are the most publicized targets at the moment.

It's elephants for their ivory, tigers for their various parts, rhinos, sharks for fin soup ...

I fear it may be too late for humans. If only we'd annihilate ourselves, and leave the rest of the species alone. Maybe leave 1-2% behind, like in "The Stand" so there will be thumbed individuals to let all the animals out of their cages around the world... I don't think lions and tigers and bears and wolves and cats and dogs and dolphins and birds are going to build thermonuclear weapons and dump industrial waste into fresh waterways ... I have no idea why people think they're so damn smart and worthy.

Something like 7000 of South Africa's lions are caged, waiting for canned hunts. It is beyond incomprehensible to me.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/07/150722-lions-canned-hunting-lion-bone-trade-south-africa-blood-lions-ian-michler/

[avebury]

42. There is some type of compound (like what is put in dye packs) that

have been put on the horns of some elephants and rhinos that makes the horns useless for ivory. The compound is not harmful to elephants and rhinos. Maybe they should look for a way to get it applied on a more animal wide basis to make the animals less desirable targets.

I don't know if you have read James Patterson's book Zoo but it makes me that we would deserve it if the animal were able to turn the tables on the human race.

Humans have no right to drive other species into extinction and countries like Zimbabwe are stupid to allow trophy hunting. Just what do they think will happen once all the animals are gone? The animals are the focus for their whole eco travel industry.

[mopinko]

17. sadly it had to happen.

all this attention made him too tempting of a target for the morons of the world. no disrespect to the peaceful morons of the world.

[PearliePoo2]

18. Who was the heart-less, small-dick asshole this time?

Is he in custody? (I'm assuming the perp is a male)

[Flaxbee]

19. What is wrong with these people? I ask this in all seriousness

What is wrong with these people? Because something is seriously out of whack.

[Iggo]

20. Trophy hunters are fucking scum.

Can't say it enough.

[Jack Rabbit]

23. I suppose it's time to do something about psychopaths with hunting weapons

Before you get started, I know that not all hunters are psychopaths.

However, Dr. Palmer, who also take delight in killing members of other endangered species, knew exactly who his prey was, paid $50K to have Cecil tracked and lured out of the reserve area and bragged about it later. There is no reason to suppose the culprit in this case didn't know what he was doing and most certainly knew he was hunting where he wasn't supposed to be. I wonder if he, too, tried to impress a young lady with a photo of the carcass.

[msanthrope]

24. Fucking humans. nt

[Tommy2Tone]

25. Have they no security?

[dhill926]

26. enough of this shit...

penalties have to be severe.....really severe....

[Spitfire of ATJ]

27. There was just an article about Jerico adopting Cecil's cubs....

So much for happy endings.

[darkangel218]

28. It's getting harder and harder for me not to lose hope in humanity

[leftyladyfrommo]

29. I can't find anyone else reporting this

Not on AP News at all. I was just out on CNN and didn'the see it there either

[LynneSin]

34. I have heard this might be a false report. I hope this is so

** crosses fingers **

[leftyladyfrommo]

36. Now on CNN

[EEO]

32. Where was his protection from illegal hunters?

Cecil was killed recently and they didn't have eyes on his "protected" brother ?

[Flaxbee]

33. Do these people want to eradicate other species from the planet?

What, other than bloodlust and mental illness, is the drive here?

All these idiots who believe a rhino horn will make their cocks harder or tiger bones will cure warts or whatever the hell they believe - what are they gonna do when none are left? Doesn't ANYONE ever think about the repercussions of their actions?

It seems to me that humans, who are intent upon destroying our home and all of its inhabitants, are the LEAST intelligent creatures on the planet. I vote we give control to the dolphins.

[Flaxbee]

35. UPDATE ** Conflicting reports - it may not have been Jericho

For the sake of Cecil's cubs, I hope it wasn't. But for the sake of the other lion killed, I'm just as goddamn mad.

https://www.thedodo.com/cecil-lion-brother-jericho-1277377476.html

USA Today reports that Cecil's brother Jericho was killed by hunters in Hwange National Park. "We are absolutely heartbroken," Zimbabwe's Conservation Task Force wrote in a Facebook post. The hunter was operating illegally, a senior park official told CNN.

Amid the multiple reports of Jericho's death, non-profit Bhejane Trust writes that the information may be false and, "According to Brent Staplekamp at Hwange Lion Research, Jericho was alive and well at 8:30 tonight ... This false information probably stems from a current Parks investigation into another lion shot on a nearby farm."

[lancer78]

50. The so called fourth estate

is nothing but a joke filled with yellow journalism and sob sisters.

[roguevalley]

60. this kind of shit sucks. Matthew McConnoughy has tame deer living around his ranch in

Texas. He lets people pay him huge bucks to come and shoot them. I will NEVER watch him in anything again. There are 'hunting ranches' all over Texas with tamed and rescued big cats and other animals that let 'hunters' shoot them for big bucks. Some of the lions walked up to the man who shoot them not knowing any better. Evil

[seafan]

37. Conflicting report from UK paper

Below are the headlines from the Daily Mail, which has been doing a fine job of staying on top of this story:

Aug 1st 2015 5PM

Cecil's brother Jericho feared dead after Zimbabwean park claims lion has been shot by poachers leaving cubs exposed in the wild

Reports claim beloved animal was killed in Hwange National Park
Jericho was looking after Cecil's cubs after he was shot by Walter Palmer
Park officials said they were 'heartbroken' after the recent shooting
Team tracking his GPS have however claimed Jericho is 'alive and well'
It means they are now vulnerable and are at risk of being killed
Palmer, 55, has been in hiding since he admitted killing the beloved lion
His horrifying actions have caused outrage around the world

A clip from the piece:

Cecil the lion's brother Jericho has been shot dead by poachers in Zimbabwe, park officials have claimed.

.....

However a team of conservationists from Oxford University have said his death has not been confirmed, creating hope the majestic creature could still be alive.

.....

Despite the initial reports, there are hopes Jericho is still alive after the team tracking his GPS said news of his death was 'utter sensationalism'.

We can only hope and pray.

[leftyladyfrommo]

40. Nothing on AP still

[seafan]

51. Guardian: Cecil the lion’s brother Jericho is not dead despite rumors, say researchers

Cecil the lion’s brother Jericho is not dead despite rumors, say researchers, Saturday 1 August 2015 16.12 EDT

Despite reports that Cecil the lion’s brother Jericho had been shot dead by a poacher, a field researcher at Hwange Lion Research said on Saturday: “He looks alive and well.” Another conservation worker said the lion had been seen with a female earlier in the day, “probably mating”.
Neighbors of man who killed Cecil the lion give mixed views on Walter Palmer
Read more

Brent Staplekamp put the collar on Jericho and was monitoring his data on Saturday. Staplekamp told the Guardian he was confident that Jericho is “alive and well”. “Nothing looks untoward, it looks like he’s been moving around all day and in fact he sent his last points at six minutes past eight our time,” he said.

Staplekamp said he would be checking in on the data again at 10.06pm local time. “Certainly, I’ve been asked to go and look for him tomorrow morning so I will confirm he is alive and send pictures to the world,” Staplekamp said.

Trevor Lane of the Bhejane Trust, a wildlife conservation group that works with Hwange national park, said in an email to the Guardian that Jericho had been seen with a female, “probably mating”. Lane added that parks were investigating another lion that was shot on 2 July, though that animal was not collared or with a pride.

[red dog 1]

54. Thanks for that link

I hope Cecil's cubs will not be killed, either by other male lions or by cowardly trophy hunters.

[seafan]

61. You're welcome, red dog 1. My heart was in my throat.

Maybe we will see a much stronger global movement to protect these wonderful creatures.

[Whatthe_Firetruck]

64. Thanks for posting this...

I read an article about it, and when I went back to Newser it was gone... Then on Raw Story they said it might not be true.

[Triana]

41. DAMN these vile poachers! DAMN them!

[flamingdem]

43. Give to the organization that was tracking Cecil

Maybe they can make a difference.

I think that the officials are getting bribes so that huge public pressure has to be applied to shame them.

https://www.campaign.ox.ac.uk/wildcru

[weknowvino2]

45. As a Species,

We SUCK!

[darkangel218]

55. No shit :(

[cindyperry]

46. then i read reports

that was a mistake and he is alive hoping please

[Gregorian]

47. Could this be about income inequality? Poor (and nasty, of course) people trying to get money.

Right after I felt the disgust and rage and hopelessness, I asked whether this would happen in a world where people had less of a schism between them.

Of course the answer is partly that there are really stupid, and nasty, people. We really should be able to try and preserve this planet.

[Flaxbee]

70. Yes - extreme "capitalism" is at the root of this.

Profiting from the death of endangered species = those who have money and are perverted in body and soul paying those who desperately want to survive and provide for their families to destroy the planet's animals.

Profit, greed, and desperate need are all at the root of this. Plus the severe and obvious inadequacy of "trophy hunters".

[anniebelle]

48. Oh God!

My heart can't take much more of this. What in the world is wrong with humans? I don't want to ever hear ANYONE call this a 'sport'. When a man goes out there buck naked and bare handed with a pride lions, that might be a sport. I'd pay to see these MF's with a piece of meat wrapped around them and turned loose amongst the pride with nothing but their cell phone to take pictures of the event. You might as well let them into a zoo and start shooting. What is it with these dickless assholes?

[spiderpig]

67. I have been outraged for days.

Yes, I know human history is rife with violence, cruelty, wars among themselves - but for anyone to pay a bounty, torture and pursue an animal for fun is unspeakably horrible. And this is a freak in the health care industry. Obviously he has severe issues with his manhood. Maybe he'd be happy to have his package nailed to somebody's den wall. Ugh...have to take a shower.

[bucolic_frolic]

52. Hey, Where is Mr. Pro Life Huckabee

when man is killing God's creations for sport and trophies?

Oh, wait, destroying nature is good for Republicans so God
must have put nature here for them to abuse

[darkangel218]

56. You forgot, animals are just things to them.

Just for them to use and abuse.

I cant stop crying :'(

[chopper050]

62. re: Huckabee

It wouldn't be to smart of him to respond, considering what his son did to a dog years ago.

[darkangel218]

58. Megadeth - Countdown to extiction

[VanillaRhapsody]

59. Having enough money to piss away $50,000 of it on shooting endangered species....

is God's way of saying you are not paying enough taxes!

[restorefreedom]

78. a freakin men. nt

[zentrum]

63. Obviously, there's...

…a problem of terrific corruption at this sanctuary. Somebody is helping the poachers.

The whole thing from top to bottom needs an investigation. STAT.

[we can do it]

65. He's alive- please adjust post.

[Skittles]

66. please update

rooting for Jericho

[Flaxbee]

71. update is downthread - since this is LBN,

do I alter the headline even if it's now incorrect?

[Sunlei]

68. curious what the Hwange National Park does with their excess male lions. They have a lot of

lions in the park and there are always cubs for the tourists to see, plus they maintained a lion Cecil to age 13 & now the brother 'poached'.

Why is their Gov. allowing permits to be issued to kill adult, prime quality Lions on a private hunting camp right next to Hwange National Park?

[Gothmog]

72. I saw on another thread that Jerricho is alive

[Hatchling]

75. Has anyone else been watching the James Pattersons TV series called 'Zoo"?

I've been rooting for the animals the whole time.

[TDale313]

76. Really hope he's well.

I was heartbroken by the initial reports. Cautiously hoping the news that he's ok are right (sounds very likely at this point)

The fact that I first saw this as an alert from cnn should have been a tip-off not to trust it.

[catrose]

80. Safe!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141164909

[magical thyme]

82. WildCru spotted Jericho this morning; confirmed he is ALIVE

Alive and well: Jericho the lion, who has been caring for the cubs of slain lion Cecil, was spotted and photographed early this morning by a field research team from WildCRU

A field research team from the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU) went out at dawn to track Jericho and confirm he was alive.

The team confirmed that Jericho was seen alive and well at 6.15am (5.15am GMT).

Professor Macdonald added: 'Jericho was seen alive and well at 6.15am. He has been feeding on a giraffe kill with the lionesses from his pride.'

The group added that while Jericho is not Cecil's biological brother, the two had developed a bond that was like brotherhood.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3182796/Relief-Jericho-brother-slain-lion-Cecil-ALIVE-despite-reports-victim-poachers.html