Pictures Of Cecil, The Zimbabwean Lion Murdered By Dr. Palmer
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Cecil (right) pictured fighting with Jericho, who is now the highest ranking lion in their pride, in May 2014. According to local legend, Cecil was kicked out of his pride and wandered alone until he met Jericho
Cecil the lion, a famous black-maned resident of Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park, died at the hands of an American dentist, conservationists claim.
They say Walter Palmer paid $50,000 to hunt and kill Cecil with a bow and arrow. The incident occurred around July 6, with a professional hunting outfit reportedly luring Cecil outside the boundaries of the protected reserve using a dead animal as bait
It is believed Cecil (right) and Jericho (left) both had a pride, comprised of six lionesses and several young cubs, situated in the park before they joined forces. They are pictured here in May 2014
Much-loved: Cecil the lion was shot with a crossbow before being skinned and beheaded by Dr Walter Palmer in Zimbabwe on July 1
“Mr. Palmer shot Cecil with a bow and arrow but this shot didn’t kill him,” Johnny Rodrigues, chairman of the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force, said in a statement. “They tracked him down and found him 40 hours later when they shot him with a gun.
Cecil, who was known all over the world would have earned millions of dollars just from sightseeing. Walter Palmer apparently paid $50,000 for the kill.”
After tracking the injured beast, Cecil was eventually found and shot dead. His corpse was then skinned and his head hacked off
Cecil the Lion (pictured in 2012) was thought to have been lured outside the park and was initially wounded by an arrow before being stalked, shot and beheaded
This is the last known photograph of Cecil the lion (bottom) taken by Brent Stapelkamp in May before he was killed by the American dentist. Cecil is pictured with Jericho, a male lion who it is feared could kill the cubs of the pride fathered by Cecil
Stunning: Cecil the lion was popular with visitors to Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe who were fascinated by his unusual black mane
Cecil and his pride pictured eating an elephant in Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe. There are fears the cubs in the pride could be killed
Consequences: There are fears for the cubs in Cecil pride, who may be killed by another male lion following his death earlier this month
According to local legend, Cecil (pictured) was kicked out of his pride and wandered alone until he met another lone lion called Jericho
