Zimbabwe man charged for helping to kill lion illegally

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Zimbabwe man charged for helping to kill lion illegally
Farai Mutsaka, Associated Press
Updated 4:00 pm, Tuesday, August 18, 2015

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe has charged a man on whose land the well-known Cecil the lion was shot by American dentist Walter James Palmer in July.

Charges have not been filed against Palmer, according to prosecutors, while in Minnesota the dentist has reopened his practice.

Prosecutors on Tuesday accused Honest Ndlovu, whose property is near the vast Hwange National Park in western Zimbabwe, of allowing an illegal hunt on his land.

Ndlovu allowed Palmer to hunt and kill Cecil with a bow and arrow without a quota for a lion hunt on his farm, which is separated from the park by a railway track, said prosecutors.



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[Stargazer99]

1. I wonder how much money he received for giving the privilege on his land

[Sunlei]

4. all the national parks, even in the usa are ringed by 'private land' many who hunt on that land.

Its a very common tactic to attract wildlife to private property by leaving out dead livestock or unprotected lifestock like a couple hundred sheep.

[Number9Dream]

2. Everyone involved in this brutal trophy killing should receive maximum penalty

allowed by law. Make an example of these pond scum.

[navarth]

3. there are probably many hungry lions out there

which would suggest a good use for this asshole

[beac]

5. And there is ZERO chance that Palmer didn't know EXACTLY what was going on and that the

hunt he was on was illegal. I hope he's the next to be charged and that the US will extradite him immediately.

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/extradite-minnesotan-walter-james-palmer-face-justice-zimbabwe

[Number9Dream]

6. Signed n/t

[beac]

7. Thanks! n/t