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Old Jul 28, 2015 | 10:44 am
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From the BBC: Link to BBC article: Zimbabwe's 'iconic' lion Cecil killed by hunter

Conservationists in Zimbabwe say the man who paid $50,000 (£32,000) to kill the country's most famous lion was an American dentist.

The Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force (ZCTF) named the tourist as Walter Palmer from Minnesota and said he shot the animal with a crossbow and rifle.

The lion, named Cecil, was later skinned and beheaded, the ZCTF said.

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If we cared about poaching we would extradite Mr. Palmer. I'd bet if he got twenty years or so in a Zim prison other bloodthirsty sickos like him might be deterred.
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