Second American Accused In Illegal Killing Of Lion In Zimbabwe

The authority said Seski killed the lion – without approval – with a bow and arrow on land where it was not allowed, near Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park, according to the Associated Press.

The landowner, Headman Sibanda, has been arrested and is aiding police, it stated.

The statement also responds to allegations that Jericho the lion, Cecil’s ally, had also been shot: “Investigations have since established that Jericho is still alive and monitored by the lion research project in Hwange National Park who confirmed sighting Jericho as at 7am on 2 August 2015″.

Louis Muller, chairman of the Zimbabwe Professional Hunters and Guides Association, said he expected a drop-off in visitors after the public outcry about the shooting of Cecil (above) by the Minnesota-based dentist Dr Walter Palmer on July 1.

Mr Palmer is believed to have paid about $50,000 (£32,000) to hunt Cecil, a major tourist attraction in the Hwange National Park. Photographs on safari outfitters and bow-hunting sites show him standing next to slain animals including elephants and a hippo. Zimbabwe is seeking his extradition.

Also on Tuesday, the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh said it was reviewing Seski’s donation of two Nile crocodiles and an American alligator to see if he followed global standards published since the donations were made.

“He conducted his hunt in good faith and now he is being treated as if he is some criminal”, Sibanda said.

“I don’t understand what is going on here”, said one senior official at head office in Harare, who said he was familiar with the current legislation. Everything was done aboveboard.’. Zimbabwean blogger Alex Magaisa claims that there is “a huge amount of corruption and skullduggery” in Zimbabwe’s hunting industry, and warns that there will be “more Cecils in future”.

Seski seemed like a “perfect gentleman” to Stewart Dorrington, who operates Melorani Safaris and owns a game reserve in neighboring South Africa where Seski hunted in 2012. “Everything he did was perfectly legal and above board and a great help to our conservation efforts.”.

“When I heard that report, I had a look on the computer and his movements look regular”.

The United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution last month calling on all countries to crack down on illegal wildlife trafficking and poaching.

In Washington, U.S. Sen.

American authorities should assist foreign authorities in prosecuting anyone who kills an animal on the endangered species list or which is being considered for listing.