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| Zimbabwe 'seeks lion Cecil's killer' Walter Palmer from US | Zimbabwe 'seeks lion Cecil's killer' Walter Palmer from US |
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| The US dentist who killed a lion in Zimbabwe should be extradited to face charges, Zimbabwe's Environment Minister Oppah Muchinguri has said. | The US dentist who killed a lion in Zimbabwe should be extradited to face charges, Zimbabwe's Environment Minister Oppah Muchinguri has said. |
| Walter Palmer's extradition was being sought so that he could "be held accountable for his illegal action," she said. | Walter Palmer's extradition was being sought so that he could "be held accountable for his illegal action," she said. |
| Mr Palmer, from Minnesota, is believed to have paid about $50,000 (£32,000) to hunt the lion, known as Cecil. | Mr Palmer, from Minnesota, is believed to have paid about $50,000 (£32,000) to hunt the lion, known as Cecil. |
| He says he thought the hunt was legal and was unaware Cecil was protected. | He says he thought the hunt was legal and was unaware Cecil was protected. |
| At a news conference in the capital, Harare, Ms Muchinguri referred to Mr Palmer, who has faced a huge internet backlash over the killing, as a "foreign poacher". | At a news conference in the capital, Harare, Ms Muchinguri referred to Mr Palmer, who has faced a huge internet backlash over the killing, as a "foreign poacher". |
| "It was too late to apprehend [him] because he had already absconded to his country of origin," she said. | |
| Ms Muchinguri also said Palmer's use of a bow and arrow to kill the lion was in contravention of Zimbabwean hunting regulations, Reuters reports. | |
| Two Zimbabwean men have been implicated in the death of the lion. | Two Zimbabwean men have been implicated in the death of the lion. |
| A professional hunter has been charged with failing to prevent an illegal hunt - which he denies - and prosecutors are deciding on the exact charges the landowner should face. | A professional hunter has been charged with failing to prevent an illegal hunt - which he denies - and prosecutors are deciding on the exact charges the landowner should face. |
| Cecil the lion | Cecil the lion |
| What Cecil the lion means to Zimbabweans | What Cecil the lion means to Zimbabweans |
| Licensed to kill: When hunting is not poaching | Licensed to kill: When hunting is not poaching |
| There has been a huge online backlash against Mr Palmer. The dental practice he runs in Minneapolis has been closed since he was named as the hunter who shot Cecil. | |
| On Thursday, the White House said it would review a public petition to extradite the American dentist after more than 100,000 signed it. | |
| But spokesman Josh Earnest said it was up to the US justice department to respond to any extradition order. |