‘Oxford Uni’s Wildlife Conservation Research Unit Receives Over Half A Million ££s Cecil Donations’

Oxford University’s Wildlife Conservation Research Unit has received more than half a million pounds in donations, following the death of Cecil the Lion, BBC reported. Cecil was a well-known tourist attraction in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe and was shot by Walter Palmer, a dentist from Minnesota, USA. Oxford University representative Dr Andrew Loveridge, a researchers who had been tracking Cecil, has said some of the money goes towards training of locals look after their livestock…

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Antoinette Conservancy Farm Owner ‘Honest Trymore Ndlovu’ Charged For Helping To Kill ‘Cecil’

ANTOINETTE Conservancy Farm owner, Honest Trymore Ndlovu, who is accused of conniving with a professional hunter to kill collard male lion ‘Cecil’, has appeared in court. Ndlovu, who runs a farm in Gwayi area just outside the Hwange National Park in Matabeleland North, had been waiting for his day in court since his co-accused Theodro Bronkhorst, owner Bushmen Safaris, was charged last month. Ndlovu, 62, and residing in Bulawayo, was charged with contravening Section 59…

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Poachers Shoot Another Zimbabwean Lion , ‘Jericho’, Dead , Actually Cecil’s Brother

Poachers Shoot Another Zimbabwean Lion , ‘Jericho’,  Dead , Actually  Cecil’s Brother

Cecil the lion’s brother Jericho has been shot dead by poachers in Zimbabwe, park officials have claimed. The beloved animal was protecting Cecil’s lion cubs after he was killed by Minnesota dentist Walter Palmer earlier this month, sparking outrage around the world. Jericho was reportedly gunned down during an illegal hunting operation in Hwange National Park on Saturday afternoon. Johnny Rodrigues, Chairman for Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force, said in a statement: ‘It is with great…

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Zimbabwe Bans Hunting Of Lions, Leopards & Elephants In Response To Cecil Killing

Zimbabwe Bans Hunting Of Lions, Leopards & Elephants  In Response To Cecil Killing

Zimbabwean wildlife authorities say they have suspended the hunting of lions, leopards and elephants in an area favored by hunters following the killing of a lion popular with tourists. The National Parks and Wildlife Authority said Saturday that bow and arrow hunts have also been suspended unless they are approved by the authority’s director. The authority says it is also investigating the killing of another lion in April that may have been illegal. It says…

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Zimbabwe Demands The Extradition Of US Dentist Walter Palmer For killing Cecil The Lion

The American dentist who killed Cecil the lion a month ago in Zimbabwe paid for an illegal hunt and should be extradited to the southern African nation to face justice, environment minister Oppah Muchinguri said on Friday.In a news conference, Muchinguri referred to 55-year-old Walter Palmer as a “foreign poacher” and said she understood that Zimbabwe’s prosecutor general had started the process to have him extradited from the United States. “We are appealing to the…

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‘Theo Bronkhorst’ Who Organised Lion ‘Cecil’ Killing Expedition By ‘Walter Palmer’ Bailed

A professional Zimbabwean hunter was granted bail Wednesday on charges of “failing to prevent an illegal hunt” after he organised an expedition in which an American dentist killed a lion popular with tourists. The death of Cecil the lion triggered an outpouring of anger around the world after it was alleged that the beast was lured out of Hwange National Park and shot with a powerful bow and arrow. Theo Bronkhorst, wearing a green sleeveless…

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Lion (Cecil) Killer, Dentist ‘Walter J. Palmer’ Convicted Poacher, Wisconsin Federal Court (2008)

THE US big game hunter who has admitted killing the human-friendly Hwange National Park lion named ‘Cecil’ was convicted for poaching by the federal court in Wisconsin in 2008. Walter J. Palmer, 55, a dentist in Minnesota issued a statement Tuesday admitting he killed the lion with a bow and arrow, but said he regrets what he did and believed that his guides were leading him on a legal hunt. This was after a London…

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