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Zimbabwean Official Urges Extradition of Dentist Who Killed Cecil the Lion Zimbabwean Official Urges Extradition of Dentist Who Killed Cecil the Lion
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LONDON — Zimbabwe’s environment minister called on Friday for the extradition of the American dentist who killed Cecil, a 13-year-old lion.LONDON — Zimbabwe’s environment minister called on Friday for the extradition of the American dentist who killed Cecil, a 13-year-old lion.
The minister, Oppah Muchinguri, said Dr. Walter J. Palmer, a 55-year-old dentist and big-game hunter from Minnesota, had broken Zimbabwe’s laws. At a news conference in Harare, the Zimbabwean capital, Ms. Muchinguri said that she understood the process was already underway to have him extradited from the United States and that the “foreign poacher” needed to be held accountable for his actions.The minister, Oppah Muchinguri, said Dr. Walter J. Palmer, a 55-year-old dentist and big-game hunter from Minnesota, had broken Zimbabwe’s laws. At a news conference in Harare, the Zimbabwean capital, Ms. Muchinguri said that she understood the process was already underway to have him extradited from the United States and that the “foreign poacher” needed to be held accountable for his actions.
“Unfortunately, it was too late to apprehend the foreign poacher as he had already absconded to his country of origin,” she was quoted as saying by The Associated Press. “We are appealing to the responsible authorities for his extradition to Zimbabwe so that he be made accountable.”“Unfortunately, it was too late to apprehend the foreign poacher as he had already absconded to his country of origin,” she was quoted as saying by The Associated Press. “We are appealing to the responsible authorities for his extradition to Zimbabwe so that he be made accountable.”
Ms. Muchinguri said that Dr. Palmer’s use of a crossbow and arrow to shoot the lion before he was eventually shot and killed with a gun had breached Zimbabwe’s hunting rules. The lion is thought to have been lured out of his protected habitat in Hwange National Park, and his head taken as a trophy for the hunter. Ms. Muchinguri said that Dr. Palmer’s use of a crossbow and arrow to shoot the lion before he was eventually shot and killed with a gun had breached Zimbabwe’s hunting rules. The lion is thought to have been lured out of his protected habitat in Hwange National Park, and his head was taken as a trophy for the hunter.
The killing of Cecil, a tourist attraction who was also the subject of research at the University of Oxford, has spurred global outrage on social media and beyond, and forced Dr. Palmer into hiding. The killing has been greeted with particular anger in Zimbabwe, and Ms. Muchinguri said 500,000 people had called for his extradition. The killing of Cecil, a tourist attraction who was also the subject of research at the University of Oxford, has spurred global outrage on social media and beyond, and it forced Dr. Palmer into hiding. The killing has been greeted with particular anger in Zimbabwe, and Ms. Muchinguri said 500,000 people had called for his extradition.
Dr. Palmer has said he depended on his guides to assure that the hunt had complied with the law. Two Zimbabwean nationals have been arrested in relation to the killing. “I had no idea that the lion I took was a known, local favorite, was collared and part of a study until the end of the hunt,” Dr. Palmer has said. “I relied on the expertise of my local professional guides to ensure a legal hunt.” Dr. Palmer has said he depended on his guides to assure that the hunt had complied with the law. Two Zimbabwean citizens have been arrested in relation to the killing. “I had no idea that the lion I took was a known, local favorite, was collared and part of a study until the end of the hunt,” Dr. Palmer has said. “I relied on the expertise of my local professional guides to ensure a legal hunt.”
The United States has a treaty with Zimbabwe under which someone charged with or convicted of an offense punishable under the laws of both countries can be extradited. The treaty defines an “extraditable offense” as “one punishable under the laws of both contracting states by deprivation of liberty for a period of more than one year or by a more severe penalty.”The United States has a treaty with Zimbabwe under which someone charged with or convicted of an offense punishable under the laws of both countries can be extradited. The treaty defines an “extraditable offense” as “one punishable under the laws of both contracting states by deprivation of liberty for a period of more than one year or by a more severe penalty.”
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service said on Thursday that it was investigating the circumstances surrounding the killing of Cecil.The United States Fish and Wildlife Service said on Thursday that it was investigating the circumstances surrounding the killing of Cecil.
Citing what it characterized as alarming trends in illicit hunting and poaching, the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday adopted a resolution that supporters say would be the start of a global effort to tackle illegal poaching and trafficking of wildlife.Citing what it characterized as alarming trends in illicit hunting and poaching, the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday adopted a resolution that supporters say would be the start of a global effort to tackle illegal poaching and trafficking of wildlife.