Walter Palmer

Endangered Lion Species Get Legal Protection From U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Under Endangered Species Act

Two rare lion subspecies get listed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Speci...

Dec 23, 2015 07:30 AM EST

Obama’s administration set to protect lions worldwide; Extending Endagered Species Act

Barack Obama and his administration enacts protection for lions. The White House is expected to exte...

Dec 21, 2015 07:19 PM EST

Zimbabwe will not charge U.S. dentist for killing Cecil the lion

Zimbabwe will not charge American dentist Walter Palmer for killing its most prized lion in July bec...

Oct 13, 2015 01:51 AM EDT

Minnesota dentist who killed Zimbabwe lion to return to work Tuesday: report

The Minnesota dentist whose killing of Zimbabwean lion Cecil sparked global outcry from animal lover...

Sep 07, 2015 09:09 PM EDT

Zimbabwe lifts hunting ban imposed after killing of Cecil the lion: U.S. report

Zimbabwe has lifted a ban on big game hunting outside a national park 10 days after imposing the mor...

Aug 11, 2015 01:55 AM EDT

After Cecil outcry, major U.S. airlines end trophy hunter shipments

Three U.S. airlines have banned the transport of lion, leopard, elephant, rhino or buffalo killed by...

Aug 04, 2015 04:08 AM EDT

Zimbabwe calls for extradition of Cecil the lion's killer

The American dentist who killed Cecil the lion was a "foreign poacher" who paid for an illegal hunt ...

Jul 31, 2015 08:23 AM EDT