Cecil the lion’s brother, Jericho, killed

A Zimbabwean conservation nonprofit says that Jericho, brother of the slain lion Cecil, has also been killed in Hwange National Park.

Cecil, a protected animal, was lured out of the park and killed in late July by an American trophy hunter, 55-year-old Walter James Palmer, a dentist from Minnesota who has been condemned for his actions.

In a statement issued to The Hollywood Reporter, the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority said that someone else has recently been arrested for alleged violation of hunting regulations.

The parks body also suspended hunting with bows and arrows, except with permission from the authority’s head.

Social media in the US and Europe have exploded in outrage and vitriol against Palmer, and the White House said on Thursday it would review a public petition of more than 100,000 signatures to have him extradited. The Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force announced the sad news in a brief Facebook post but released few details. I have not been contacted by authorities in Zimbabwe or in the U.S. about this situation, but will assist them in any inquiries they may have.

Cecil the lion is seen at Hwange National Parks in this undated handout picture received July 31, 2015.

Palmer shot Cecil with a bow and arrow outside Hwange park earlier this month during a hunt that cost him $55,000.

Palmer, who is being investigated by the US government over Cecil’s death, has apologised and said he was misled by his guide.

After Cecil died, Jericho became the protector of his cubs, Johnny said. The AWF CrowdRise campaign will donate funds to the protection of lions like Cecil and other species heavily targeted by poachers.

But if Jericho were killed, the cubs’ chance for survival “is probably gone”, said Dave Salmoni, an apex predator expert for the Animal Planet.

Two Zimbabwean men, a professional hunter and a farm owner, are already facing criminal poaching charges in connection with Cecil’s death.

The landowner violated the act because he ‘allowed a hunt to be conducted without a quota and necessary permit, ‘ Muchinguri said.

The killing of 13-year-old Cecil, a lion that had been fitted with a Global Positioning System collar as part of an Oxford University study, has increased calls in the West to clamp down on big game hunting.