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American dentist Walter James Palmer admitted last week that he killed Cecil in early July.

Johnny Rodrigues, a senior park official and head of the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force, told CNN that a hunter illegally gunned down Jericho in Hwange National Park.

“Headman Sibanda’s case is in connection with a lion that was killed by the other American in April”, Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority spokeswoman Caroline Washaya-Moyo said.

Stewart Dorrington, operator of Melorani Safaris in South Africa, said Seski had hunted on his property and all his actions there were “perfectly legal”.

The Facebook page of a group called the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force said Saturday that Jericho was killed.

Conflicting reports are coming in about whether or not Jericho, possibly the brother of the recently killed Cecil the lion, had also been slain by a hunter today (Aug. 1) in Zimbabwe.

According to reports, Jericho, just like his brother, was illegally shot during a hunt in Huwange National Park. After Cecil was fatally shot by American dentist Walter Palmer, experts feared that Cecil’s cubs would be killed by a rival lion looking to take over the pride,...

Johnny Rodrigues, Chairman for Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force, said in a statement: ‘It is with great sadness and regret that we report that Jericho was shot dead at 4pm this afternoon.

Later Saturday afternoon, a field researcher told Reuters that despite reports from the ZCTF, Jericho is not dead.

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel joined countless others who have expressed outrage on social media that an American dentist shot and killed Cecil the Lion, a 13-year-old cat who was considered a national treasure in Zimbabwe. Spokesman Josh Earnest said the petition had exceeded the...

The American dentist at the centre of a social media storm after her paid $50,000 to hunt and kill an African lion has broken his silence.