‘Cecil’ hunter dentist to return to work this week

Speaking in his first interview since the July killing of Cecil the lion, Walter Palmer said he had been unaware of the animal’s significance.

Palmer said he was “heartbroken” that the animosity against him caused disruption to the lives of his family and the staff of his dental practice.

On July 31, Zimbabwe called for Palmer’s extradition from the United States to be tried for poaching, but no official steps have been disclosed toward getting the dentist to return to Zimbabwe, according to AP.

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.

The dentist denied that he has been in hiding, but rather has kept a low profile due to fears for the safety of his family. Palmer has been vilified throughout social media, with some posts suggesting violence towards him.

Mr Palmer said Cecil did not die immediately and was tracked down the next day before being killed with an another arrow – not a gun as conservationists have said.

It remains unclear what happened to Cecil’s corpse.

Friedberg stated he provided to have Palmer take questions from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service authorities on the situation the session be recorded.

An avid sportsman, Palmer shut off several lines of inquiry about the hunt, including how much he paid for it or others he has undertaken.

In this undated photo provided by the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Cecil the lion rests in Hwange National Park, in Hwange, Zimbabwe.

But the outrage will not keep Palmer from continuing with his work.

” since Walt does not require a lawyer within this scenario I am not Walt’s attorney within this situation”, said Friedberg, who stated Palmer was known by him through prior issues.

The guide, Theo Bronkhorst, and the property owner, Honest Trymore Ndlovu, have been charged with participating in an illegal hunt and could face prison if convicted. Their exercise reopened many weeks before without him.

Palmer, that has many big game eliminates to his title, apparently settled a large number of bucks for that guided search but would not speak money.

In 2008, Palmer entered in a guilty plea for misleading federal authorities about a bear he killed illegally in Wisconsin. He also was convicted of a misdemeanour for fishing without a license in Minnesota’s Otter Tail County.