Dentist who killed Cecil the lion returns to work

Walter Palmer was swarmed by media and protesters calling for him to be sent to Zimbabwe to face trial

• Sep 8, 2015

Dentist who killed lion defends himself despite backlash

Although he's been targeted by protesters and critics, the Minnesota man responsible for killing Cecil says he is going back to work

• Sep 7, 2015

​Zimbabwe seems cool on extraditing Cecil's hunter

Senior African official says prosecution of American bow hunter for illegally poaching celebrity lion could be "bad for business"

• Sep 7, 2015

Killer of Cecil the lion: I'm going back to work

Minneapolis dentist Walter Palmer says he didn't know he'd hunted down a Zimbabwe national treasure; insists he acted legally

• Sep 7, 2015

Rhino crushes tour guide to death in Zimbabwe

In August, an experienced guide was mauled to death by a lion in Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park, the former home of Cecil the lion

• Sep 2, 2015

Lion kills safari guide at park that was Cecil's home

Lion with cubs "made a U-turn and attacked" guide who was leading a group of tourists in Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park

• Aug 25, 2015

Zimbabwe charges man who allegedly helped kill Cecil the lion

Honest Ndlovu owns the land on which the famed lion was killed; officials say he allowed the illegal hunt to take place

• Aug 18, 2015

Animal rights group seeks action against Cecil's killer

Animal Legal Defense Fund files complaint as Minnesota dentist faces mounting criticism for killing beloved lion in Zimbabwe

• Aug 6, 2015

Pigs' feet and paint: Vacation home of man who killed Cecil vandalized

Security company has been hired to protect the $1.1 million Florida home owned by Walter Palmer

• Aug 5, 2015

Big airline bans big-game trophies from flights

Had Cecil's body parts not been confiscated in Zimbabwe, they may have been transported by Atlanta-based carrier, activist says

• Aug 3, 2015

New lion poaching charge against 2nd American

While Cecil the lion's brother is confirmed to be alive, African officials discovering new bloody trails from lions back to American hunters

• Aug 2, 2015

​Passage: Cecil the Lion

The poaching of a rare and beloved lion at a national park in Zimbabwe has stirred international condemnation for the Minn. hunter who killed him

• Aug 2, 2015

Lion hunter's guide: Hunt went "wrong from the beginning"

Guide who led Zimbabwe hunting trip that killed beloved lion suggests Cecil wasn't the only animal Minnesota dentist wanted

• Aug 1, 2015

Zimbabwe trying to get U.S. trophy hunter extradited

With even some fellow hunters unwilling to stand behind dentist Walter Palmer's actions, some say the backlash has gone too far

• Jul 31, 2015

Thousands petition White House to extradite Cecil's killer

More than 140,000 people are asking President Obama to send dentist Walter Palmer to Zimbabwe to face justice for killing a lion

• Jul 30, 2015

Government trying to find hunter who killed Cecil the lion

As the world vents its anger at the Minnesota dentist, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is searching for him

• Jul 30, 2015

U.N. strikes back against illegal wildlife trafficking

In the wake of the killing of Cecil, the Zimbabwean lion, the United Nations adopted a resolution to prevent the illicit trade

• Jul 30, 2015

Safari Club takes action against hunter after Cecil the lion killing

Club says "those who intentionally take wildlife illegally should be prosecuted and punished to the maximum extent allowed by law"

• Jul 30, 2015

Cecil the lion killing sparks outrage around the world

Walter Palmer, a dentist from Minnesota, was identified as the American hunter facing poaching charges for the crossbow killing of the beloved Zimbabwe lion

• Jul 29, 2015

Hunters in court over Cecil the lion's death

2 men face poaching charges in Zimbabwe, but the American dentist who pulled the trigger is back in the U.S., denying wrongdoing

• Jul 29, 2015

Jimmy Kimmel chokes up over Cecil the lion

The late night host almost broke down in tears when discussing the killing of this treasured animal

• Jul 29, 2015

Cecil the lion killed in Africa

The killing of a well-known, protected Zimbabwean lion known as Cecil, by an American big game hunter has outraged conservationists and animal lovers worldwide

• Jul 28, 2015
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American accused of killing African lion convicted in '06 bear hunt

Minnesota man accused of killing well-known lion in Zimbabwe says he "deeply" regrets lion's death but claims hunt was legal

• Jul 28, 2015

American hunter accused of killing lion on $55K hunt

As 2 locals face poaching charges, conservation groups say man who actually killed "Cecil" the lion was an American trophy hunter

• Jul 28, 2015

Price of luxury? Storied brand tied to animal abuse

After undercover operation, animal rights group says alligators are killed in cruel ways to make high-end accessories

• Jun 24, 2015