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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsZimbabwean officials: American man wanted in killing of Cecil the lion
http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/28/africa/zimbabwe-lion-killed/An American man is being sought in connection with a case that has drawn international attention -- the killing of Cecil the lion -- Zimbabwean officials said Tuesday.
The man suspected in Cecil's death is Walter James Palmer of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, according to Johnny Rodrigues, head of the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force.
Cecil, who was 13, was a prized lion in Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park, where visitors reportedly sighted him frequently. A video of the animal, regal, indifferent and sleepy-eyed, has been widely disseminated.
He was a participant in a study that Oxford University in Britain was conducting, and he had been outfitted with a GPS collar.
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Zimbabwean officials: American man wanted in killing of Cecil the lion (Original Post)
steve2470
Jul 2015
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cocainecowboy
(45 posts)1. I hope Zimbabwe extradicts him
And he pays for what he did. He has done it with a bear in 2008, so he does have questionable hunting history.
Faryn Balyncd
(5,125 posts)2. Extradite him. . . Then. . .
. . . after he gets out of prison perhaps he can make a deal with the Zimbabwean government to provide free dental care.
Billy Cannon kept his license after going to the pen for counterfeiting, by arranging to do dental work at the Louisiana State Penitentiary.
Maybe Dr. Palmer can take a page out of Billy's playbook.
Let's extradite him promptly!
elehhhhna
(32,076 posts)3. He won't like this place
LiberalAndProud
(12,799 posts)4. They don't jail poachers in Zimbabwe. They fine them.
In the case of lions, $5000 per.
I'm thinking it's a revenue stream for them.
elehhhhna
(32,076 posts)6. shame, that.
Gothmog
(145,558 posts)5. This man is an idiot and deserves to go to jail