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Hunting permits -- like the $55,000 one a Minnesota dentist bought to eventually kill Cecil the Lion -- are supposed to provide money for Zimbabwe communities. But as Debora Patta found, those communities are going hungry while waiting for the cash.
Zimbabwe announced this week it would not charge a Minnesota dentist who hunted a popular lion. But the killing of Cecil the lion has brought worldwide attention to trophy hunting. Critics say the controversial practice is full of corruption. Debora Patta reports from Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, with a rare look inside the country's hunting culture.
A conservation group in Zimbabwe says it's exploring other options for bringing American hunter Walter Palmer to justice. Palmer killed a beloved lion named Cecil in July and sparked worldwide outrage. Vinita Nair reports.
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Dr. Walter Palmer returned to his practice in Minnesota Tuesday amid a crowd of protesters who want him to stand trial for killing Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe. CBS News' David Begnaud reports.
The dental practice belonging to Walter Palmer, the disgraced Minn. dentist who shot and killed a famed lion in Zimbabwe has re-opened but without its owner. CBSN's Contessa Brewer has the latest
Zimbabwe is now investigating a second American wanted for killing a lion: Pittsburgh doctor Jan Seski. This investigation comes after a Minnesota dentist shot and killed Cecil the lion. CBS News correspondent Anna Werner reports.
Cecil's death and the killing of a second African lion have caused Zimbabwe to crack down on new hunts. Scientists say the lion population is down more than 50 percent over 35 years. One nature group considers it a vulnerable species. Dave Salmoni, Animal Planet's large predator expert, joins “CBS This Morning” from Toronto to discuss trophy hunting and how people can help the conservation cause from home.
Zimbabwe wants The U.S. to assist in extraditing Dr. Walter Palmer for killing Cecil, a beloved lion, during a hunting trip. The Minnesota dentist killed and beheaded the animal after it was lured out of a national park. David Begnaud is following the story and has a report on the hunting guide who claims Dr. Palmer wanted to kill a second animal.
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Zimbabwe officials want American dentist Walter Palmer to be extradited for killing a famous lion, Cecil. They say Palmer financed an illegal hunt to kill Cecil. Backlash from the hunting trip has shut down Palmer's practice, and law enforcement is trying to reach him. But has the outrage toward him gone too far? Vinita Nair reports on how other hunters are responding.
The death of Cecil the lion sparked worldwide outrage. There are growing calls for Minnesota dentist Walker Palmer to be brought to justice for hunting the animal. Ashley Roberts of CBS Minneapolis station WCCO reports from outside the dentist's office in Bloomington.
Protestors gathered outside the office of a Bloomington, Minn., dentist who admits shooting a beloved lion in Zimbabwe. WCCO's Jamie Yuccas reports on the uproar from the community.
American dentist Walter James Palmer is wanted in Zimbabwe for killing a popular lion known to wildlife lovers around the world. Palmer apparently paid $50,000 to shoot Cecil earlier this month. His hunting trip now faces major backlash. Debora Patta reports on the international reaction.
Cecil, a rare black-maned lion and the star attraction of the Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe, was killed, skinned and beheaded. Officials say Walter Palmer, a Minnesota dentist, paid $55,000 for a permit to kill a lion. Debra Patta reports.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un admitted during a rare meeting of his ruling party that his economic plan failed. Also, Japan declared a state of emergency in Tokyo and three nearby areas after days of record new coronavirus infections and a rising death toll, and Zimbabwe is in a new monthlong lockdown to slow the spread of COVID-19. CBS News foreign correspondent Roxana Saberi joins CBSN AM from London with those stories.
More than 330 elephants in the Sergona area in Southern Africa died this summer, and climate change likely played a role, but there are still unanswered questions.
Authorities are investigating a series of mysterious elephant deaths in Zimbabwe and Botswana. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta joins CBSN to talk about the latest.
At least 45 protesters in Iraq were killed in clashes with security forces. Also, Italian police arrested 19 far-right extremists on charges of trying to start a neo-Nazi party, and Zimbabwe is on the brink of man-made starvation. CBS News' Rylee Carlson joined "CBSN AM" with those stories.
According to the World Food Programme, Zimbabwe needs more than $200 million in emergency aid. Climate change is being widely blamed for the crisis, as CBS News correspondent Debora Patta reports from South Africa.
After more than 250 elephants die in Botswana for unknown reasons, neighboring Zimbabwe reports 11 deaths, and suggests overpopulation could be the cause.
"Diplomats should not behave like thugs, and Brian Nichols is a thug," says spokesman for President Emmerson Mnangagwa's party.
Former Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe is being remembered as a one-time liberator who ruled over his country's decline. His death was announced on Twitter overnight by Zimbabwe's current president. Mugabe took power in 1980, after a long war ended white minority rule in his country. For nearly four decades, he was the only leader Zimbabweans ever knew – but his tenure was marked by violent repression, increasing poverty, and unrest. He was forced to resign in 2017. At the time of his death, Robert Mugabe was 95.
Authorities say rangers had arrested four men for poaching and were transporting them by boat when the four suspects overpowered the rangers and threw them into Lake Kariba.
Giraffes, zebras, hippos, impalas and buffaloes are also dying due to the drought
Senators continued talks over resolving the government shutdown, with Republicans saying they are waiting to hear from Democrats. Follow live updates here.
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