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Dentist Who Killed Cecil Speaks

In this undated photo provided by the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Cecil the lion rests in Hwange National Park, in Hwange, Zimbabwe. Two Zimbabweans arrested for illegally hunting a lion appeared in court today. The head of Zimbabwe’s safari association said the killing was unethical and that it couldn’t even be classified as a hunt, since the lion killed by an American dentist was lured into the kill zone. (Andy Loveridge / Wildlife Conservation Research Unit via AP)
In this undated photo provided by the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Cecil the lion rests in Hwange National Park, in Hwange, Zimbabwe. Two Zimbabweans arrested for illegally hunting a lion appeared in court today. The head of Zimbabwe’s safari association said the killing was unethical and that it couldn’t even be classified as a hunt, since the lion killed by an American dentist was lured into the kill zone. (Andy Loveridge / Wildlife Conservation Research Unit via AP)
By D.F. Oliveria daveo@spokesman.com(509) 319-0354

Here’s a set of photos involving the clueless killing of a prize Zimbabwe lion, allegedly by American dentist Walter Palmer of Bloomington, Minn.

A Minnesota dentist being sought by Zimbabwean police on poaching charges for killing a beloved lion named Cecil said yesterday he was unaware of the animal’s protected status until it was too late. “I had no idea that the lion I took was a known, local favorite, was collared and part of a study until the end of the hunt,” Walter James Palmer, 55, of Eden Prairie said in a statement. “I relied on the expertise of my local professional guides to ensure a legal hunt”/ Boston Herald.com. More here.

Question: Do you believe dentist Walter Palmer — that he didn’t know he was poaching a beloved lion? Does it matter?

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