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

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http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jul/28/killer-of-cecil-the-lion-was-american-zimbabwe-of

Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force alleges trophy hunter shot one of Africa’s most famous lions near Hwange national park.

Conservationists 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.

The hunt took place around 6 July. “They went hunting at night with a spotlight and they spotted Cecil,” Rodrigues said. “They tied a dead animal to their vehicle to lure Cecil out of the park and they scented an area about half a kilometre from the park.”
The hunter first shot at Cecil with a bow and arrow but failed to kill the lion. “They tracked him down and found him 40 hours later when they shot him with a gun,” Rodrigues said.

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1. maybe they should wound him with an arrow then go kill him 40 hrs. later

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. He's been in trouble before..

In 2008, court records show, he pleaded guilty to making a false statement to federal wildlife officials concerning the exact location of the slaying of a black bear during a guided hunt in Wisconsin. He was sentenced to a year probation.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/zimbabwe/11767119/Cecil-the-lions-killer-revealed-as-American-dentist.html

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3. he deserves to die and I have no reservation about feeling that way.

The animals he kills are worth more then him.

[Duppers]

4. I'm with you.

People who enjoy taking lives are sadists and are not worthy of any respect.

[Nihil]

5. "They tied a dead animal to their vehicle to lure Cecil out of the park ..."

"...and they scented an area about half a kilometre from the park."



I can think of one "animal" I'd like to see killed and tied to his own vehicle,
preferrably after being deliberately injured and chased for 40 hours without
any chance of help.

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6. I feel the same way

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7. Something that made me smile just a little bit

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2015/07/28/walter_palmer_alleged_lion_killer_he_can_be_tried_in_the_u_s_or_extradited.html