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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.

That generated a furious reaction on the social networking site where animal lovers had already been expressing their fury at the killing on July 1 of Cecil, a rare black-maned lion that was a familiar sight at Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park.

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

Zimbabwe’s environment minister says US dentist Walter Palmer should be extradited for the “illegal” killing of Cecil the lion.

Oppah Muchinguri described Mr Palmer as a “foreign poacher” who financed an illegal hunt.

The US dentist, Walter Palmer, who killed the lion in Zimbabwe last week has been subjected to heavy criticism from around the world including condemnation from celebrities such as Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jimmy Kimmel. “The service’s investigation is ongoing and...

According to Zimbabwe’s environment minister, Oppah Muchinguri, in a news conference on Friday, “We are appealing to the responsible authorities for his extradition to Zimbabwe so that he can be held accountable for his illegal action”.

The world woke on Friday, July 31, to the news of a bad crime in which an 18-month-old Palestinian was burnt to death and members of his family severely injured after masked Jewish settlers set fire to two Palestinian houses in Duma village.

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...

Zimbabwe prosecutors Thursday are still trying to figure out how to charge one of the suspects in the killing of Cecil the lion by an American dentist that has outraged animal lovers. It has gained over 141,000 signatures which is over the necessary 100,000 in 30 days necessary...

The dentist referenced the situation in a note to his patients.

More than a hundred thousand people are asking the White House to extradite Minnesota dentist Walter Palmer to Zimbabwe to face justice for hunting and killing a lion known as Cecil this week. I have not been contacted by authorities in Zimbabwe or in the U.S. about this...

In a written statement, Palmer admitted his involvement, but denied any knowledge of Cecil’s identity.

Stuffed animals are placed in front of Walter Palmer’s dental practice, River Bluff Dental, in Bloomington, Minn., on Wednesday, July 29, 2015.

“He might be guilty as sin, or he might not have known anything about the circumstances in this hunt”, Dance said.