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Later Tuesday, Palmer issued a statement that reads: “I hired several professional guides, and they secured all proper permits. To my knowledge, everything about this trip was legal and properly handled and conducted.

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According to the Star Tribune, Palmer was once convicted of poaching a bear in Wisconsin.

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In 2008, Palmer pleaded guilty to making false statements to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service about a black bear he shot and killed in Wisconsin outside of an authorized hunting zone, according to court documents.

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Palmer responded later Tuesday, saying in a statement that he "deeply" regretted the pursuit of the early July hunt in Zimbabwe that "resulted in the taking of this lion." He added that he "had no idea" Cecil the lion was a "known, local favorite, was collared and part of a study. I hired several professional guides and they secured all proper permits. To my knowledge, everything about this trip was legal and properly handled and conducted."

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Though Palmer said in his Tuesday statement that he had "not been contacted by authorities in Zimbabwe or in the U.S. about this situation," the Associated Press reported that Zimbabwe police said they were looking for Palmer, who is facing poaching charges.

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"I hope your patients abandoned you and that you are never able to earn a living again so that you can no longer bankroll your lust for killing," a user by the name of Mike C. wrote on the page.

(Vince @ Jul. 29 2015,13:59)

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Shit, let me see you kill an alpha predator with a bow and arrow.  I'm not talking about his hunting methods.  Predator hunters are killed or injured more often than you'd think.  Even in Africa where they have guides covering for them.

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Cecil was allegedly lured off the protected park site, wounded with a bow and arrow, stalked for 40 hours, and then finally shot.

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Although I can probably be convinced that getting busted for doing something you know is illegal can immediately qualify one as stupid.

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Fuck you all, you can't do anything to me.  The worst you can do is make me retire early.  HAHAHAHAHAHA!

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"I don't often talk about hunting with my patients because it can be a divisive and emotionally charged topic," he said in the letter to patients. "I understand and respect that not everyone shares the same views on hunting."

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He had been accused of killing a bear outside his permitted zone and then hauling it back 40 miles (64 km) inside to register it with authorities.

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Every single one of them knew they were outside because there are big-ass signs with equally big-ass letters to tell you.

(TheCatt @ Jul. 30 2015,08:08)

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People are awfully upset about a lion, right?

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So the reality is that there are a lot more lions because of trophy hunters rather than in spite of them.

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I don't know how I feel about peeps posting his personal info...

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Going after his livelihood = not cool.

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Like I said, these countries make a lot of money off rich tourists wanting to hunt these animals.

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Peeps get picked up coming back from Amsterdam for that all the time, so why isn't he already arrested?

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According to the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force, a local charity, the hunt was illegal. Neither Bronkhorst nor the landowner, Honest Ndlovu, on whose property Cecil was believed to be shot had the appropriate permit for a lion.  The two Zimbabweans were arrested by Zimbabwe police and accused of assisting Palmer in the killing.  The two appeared in court at Victoria Falls and were charged with poaching offences for not having the required hunting permit. Both men were granted bail at US$1,000 each and have been ordered to appear back in court on 5 August.  Palmer returned to the United States, then issued a statement that he "relied on the expertise of my local professional guides to ensure a legal hunt" and "deeply regret that my pursuit of an activity I love and practice responsibly and legally resulted in the taking of this lion".

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Cecil became famous in Zimbabwe, and was identifiable by his black-fringed mane and a tracking collar.

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It’s hard for me to empathize with those of you who are upset about the recent killing of an innocent lion, yet choose to eat animals.
The only difference between Cecil the lion, and all the animals killed for meat: NONE.
The only difference between Dr. Walter Palmer, and those who consciously choose to eat meat: NONE.
Regardless of all the lies our country’s FDA, medical industry, and media force upon us - it is our responsibility to seek out the truth for ourselves, and make life changes individually.
Don’t tell me “I can’t live without my steak.”
Don’t tell me “It’s hard because of [insert excuse here].”
Don’t tell me “It’s good for your health” when Science has proven the opposite.
Don’t lie to yourself that there is a “humane” way of killing a living being.

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The source said the service is investigating the killing under the Lacey Act, a U.S. law that bars trading in wildlife that has been illegally killed, transported or sold.

The investigation is focused on whether Walter Palmer, a dentist in suburban Minneapolis, was involved in a conspiracy to violate the act, the source said.

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"What lion?" acting information minister Prisca Mupfumira asked in response to a request for comment about Cecil, who was at that moment topping global news bulletins and generating reams of abuse for his killer on websites in the United States and Europe.

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"Why are the Americans more concerned than us?" said Joseph Mabuwa, a 33-year-old father-of-two cleaning his car in the center of the capital. "We never hear them speak out when villagers are killed by lions and elephants in Hwange."

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"Why are the Americans more concerned than us?" said Joseph Mabuwa, a 33-year-old father-of-two cleaning his car in the center of the capital. "We never hear them speak out when villagers are killed by lions and elephants in Hwange."

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In fact, Bloomberg reports, Zimbabwe requested in July 2014 to reverse the U.S. import ban on its ivory and continues to promote an elephant-hunting industry that generates $14 million a year and that it says is necessary to upkeep nature reserves and control the population. But Hwange National Park, where about half of the country’s elephants live (and which Cecil called home for 13 years) was the site of what the Telegraph called “the worst single massacre in southern African for 25 years” in 2013, when hunters after elephant tusks — a set of which can fetch up to $16,000 on the black market across the border in South Africa — poisoned watering holes with cyanide, killing as many as 300 elephants, many with their calves by their sides.

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"Why are the Americans more concerned than us?" said Joseph Mabuwa, a 33-year-old father-of-two cleaning his car in the center of the capital. "We never hear them speak out when villagers are killed by lions and elephants in Hwange."

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There's a lot of shit happening right now that will impact our lives potentially for the rest of our lives, and your children's lives.  This isn't one of them.

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You want a miracle? *You* make a fish from scratch. You can't. You think only God can make a tree? Try coming up with a mackerel. And when the last one's gone, that'll be that.

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The American dentist who killed Cecil the lion was a "foreign poacher" who paid for an illegal hunt and he should be extradited to Zimbabwe to face justice, environment minister Oppah Muchinguri said on Friday.

In Harare's first official comments since Cecil's killing grabbed world headlines this week, Muchinguri said the Prosecutor General had already started the process to have 55-year-old Walter Palmer extradited from the United States.

(Vince @ Jul. 31 2015,08:48)

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He generated over $50k in just two days.  Beat his own previous record and went out on a win!

And that's not counting all the donations to the park that his death has generated.

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Safari Club International responded by suspending both Walter Palmer's and his guide's memberships, stating that "those who intentionally take wildlife illegally should be prosecuted and punished to the maximum extent allowed by law."

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"The media interest in this matter — along with a substantial number of comments and calls from people who are angered by this situation and by the practice of hunting in general — has disrupted our business and our ability to see our patients," Palmer wrote.

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Palmer, said to be capable of skewering a playing card from 100 yards with his compound bow, has cultivated a purist’s reputation for his disinclination to carry firearms as backup. Learning to shoot at age 5, he has slain poached all but one of the animals recognized by Pope and Young.

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To gain inclusion, archers must adhere to an ethical code known as Fair Chase, which bans the use of power vehicles, spotlights and other modern contrivances.

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A century ago, an estimated 200,000 lions roamed across Africa, according to National Geographic. Today there are fewer than 30,000.

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Twenty-five years ago South Sudan’s elephant population was 130,000. Today there are only 5,000 left.

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We set off quite late, with the sun down, and found the carcass of an elephant which we dragged and moved into the long grass and used for bait,” he said. “We then established the ‘tree blind’ [a camouflaged hide made of tree branches and grass].
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“The client then fired using a bow and arrow, and it went away into the long grass. This was about 10 pm.”
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“We got there about 9am, and we found it and it was wounded, and the client then shot it, with his bow and arrow, and killed it.”
It was then the hunters went over to it, and saw it had a collar.

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The land on which Cecil was shot was a farm called Antoinette, which borders Hwange national park. It is currently occupied by Honest Ndlovu – who appeared in court alongside Mr Bronkhorst on Wednesday, but has not been charged with illegal hunting.

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“When Dr Palmer arrived in Bulawayo, his luggage was missing and I was dashing around looking for it. So we were late getting ready to go,” he said.
“And we were never meant to hunt on the land where this lion was shot. At the last minute I had to divert from a concession [hunting area] about eight miles away.”

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“I should have taken it to Parks [the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlfe Management Authority], I admit that. So we did what had to be done. We took the head and skin, as the client had paid for the trophy.

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Zimbabwe's National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority accused Jan Casimir Seski of Murrysville, Pennsylvania, of shooting the lion with a bow and arrow in April near Hwange National Park, without approval, on land where it was not allowed, according to The Associated Press.

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I have a personal bias against the killing of any endangered animal. I think if you hunt tigers, lions, elephants, rhinos, etc. then you're an asshole.

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The hunters also tried to destroy the GPS collar that Cecil was wearing as part of research backed by Oxford University, according to the conservation group.

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News flash... watching The Lion King probably makes you less qualified to manage African wildlife.  Not more qualified.

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I'm kind of glad deer only try to wreck your cars instead of stalking you from your yard if you forget to mow, trying to eat you.

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However, Leathem stressed that his institution lacks both the offers and funds to relocate the animals so far.

“If anyone knows of a suitable habitat for them where they will not land up in human conflict, or in wildlife areas where they will not be beaten up because of existing prides, please let us know and help us raise the money to move them,” he said.