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Dentist Kills Lion Case Study

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Dentist Shoots Lion A dentist was hunting in Africa and shot a village’s favorite lion and is now in hiding to stay away from mobs. The dentist went underground so no one could call him or be around him. CNN knocked on the door of his house, but no one answered. Cecil’s killing does not appear to be the first time palmer has gotten into trouble while hunting for animal prizes. Palmer had stayed out of public sight while protesters and some patients targeted his office and homes. In addition to the protesters, Palmer had been targeted on social media, which he says has been tough on his wife and daughter who both felt threatened The name of the lion was Cecil. A horde of Cecil’s supporters wants the dentist’s head to be mounted on a wall. …show more content…

The lion didn’t immediately die. The lion lived another 40 hours until the hunters tracked him down and shot him with a gun. He was then skinned and beheaded. The dentist lured him out of the place with an animal attached to a car. The hunters tried to destroy the GPS collar that the lion was wearing. Both the guide and the property owner in Zimbabwe have been charged with participating in an illegal hunt. They both are looking at the possibility of jail time. But at this point it does not appear the country will seek to extradite Walter Palmer, nor charge him with any crime. The U.N. General Assembly passed a resolution calling on all countries to crack down on all illegal wildlife trafficking and poaching. A man by the same name and age, and from the same town, illegally killed a black bear. The individual pleaded guilty to making false statements knowingly to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and was sentenced to one year on probation and ordered to pay a fine of nearly three thousand dollars. Dentist told the Associated Press and Minnesota Star Tribune it's time to get his life back on track. In an interview Palmer restated his belief he acted legally. "If I had known this lion had a name and was important to the country," he said. "Obviously I wouldn't have taken

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