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28th July 2015
07:24pm BST

Palmer with a leopard he killed in 2010. (via hunting blog)
One of the African rangers who helped with the hunt has been identified and arrested, as has the landowner where Cecil was laid low. The ranger was reportedly paid over €50,000 to lure Cecil out of the nature park where it would be legal to hunt him. The party hunted the famed beast for 40 hours and shot him with a bow and arrow, Palmer's weapon of choice for killing. https://youtu.be/nInaABGSiWo Clip via CNN The Zimbabwe Professional Hunters and Guides Association has admitted that its' members were involved. The death of the iconic lion could also have dire implications for his 24 cubs and 6 lionesses that remain in the park. Conservationists say it is possible the cubs will be killed by another lion now that there is no one to protect them in the park. A number of high profile locals have called for the hunting of lions to be stopped including Beks Ndlovo, chief executive of the African Bush Camps. https://youtu.be/H4a2htZ2wIQ Clip via Brian Orford
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