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| Cecil the lion hunter Walter Palmer illegally killed this black bear nearly ten years ago | Cecil the lion hunter Walter Palmer illegally killed this black bear nearly ten years ago |
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| This is a picture of a black bear that was illegally hunted and killed almost ten years by the US doctor at the centre of the Cecil the lion controversy. | This is a picture of a black bear that was illegally hunted and killed almost ten years by the US doctor at the centre of the Cecil the lion controversy. |
| The images, obtained by US media after a Freedom of Information Act request, shows Walter Palmer, a dentist from Minnesota, posing with the animal, which he killed in Wisconsin. | The images, obtained by US media after a Freedom of Information Act request, shows Walter Palmer, a dentist from Minnesota, posing with the animal, which he killed in Wisconsin. |
| Federal prosecutors who pursued Mr Palmer said he and the guides he employed agreed to lie about what had happened. After being tried and pleading guilty, he was fined $3,000 after signing an agreement. | Federal prosecutors who pursued Mr Palmer said he and the guides he employed agreed to lie about what had happened. After being tried and pleading guilty, he was fined $3,000 after signing an agreement. |
| Walter Palmer with a black bear he killed in 2006 | Walter Palmer with a black bear he killed in 2006 |
| Mr Palmer has found himself at the centre of global outrage last month after it was revealed he had killed a well-known, 13-year-old lion in Zimbabwe, just outside the Hwange National Park. Although he has not faced any legal charges in connection with that killing, he has been lying low ever since. | Mr Palmer has found himself at the centre of global outrage last month after it was revealed he had killed a well-known, 13-year-old lion in Zimbabwe, just outside the Hwange National Park. Although he has not faced any legal charges in connection with that killing, he has been lying low ever since. |
| Officials in Zimbabwe said Mr Palmer paid veteran safari guide Theo Bronkhorst at least $50,000 to help him bag a big lion in Zimbabwe when he went on safari last month. | Officials in Zimbabwe said Mr Palmer paid veteran safari guide Theo Bronkhorst at least $50,000 to help him bag a big lion in Zimbabwe when he went on safari last month. |
| Mr Palmer, an accomplished bow hunter, has hunted big game around the world, including moose, deer, buffalo, mountain lions and even a polar bear, according to the New York Times. | |
| In 2003, Mr Palmer was convicted of a misdemeanour in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, for fishing without a licence and paid a small fine. | In 2003, Mr Palmer was convicted of a misdemeanour in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, for fishing without a licence and paid a small fine. |
| Walter Palmer has gone to ground | Walter Palmer has gone to ground |
| Three years later, Mr Palmer was hunting black bear in northern Wisconsin when he shot a bear in an area where he was not permitted to hunt in. | Three years later, Mr Palmer was hunting black bear in northern Wisconsin when he shot a bear in an area where he was not permitted to hunt in. |
| According to court documents, Mr Palmer had a permit to kill a bear in one county, but he shot the bear 40 miles from away in an area where he did not have a permit to hunt. | According to court documents, Mr Palmer had a permit to kill a bear in one county, but he shot the bear 40 miles from away in an area where he did not have a permit to hunt. |
| “As soon as the bear was killed, Palmer and the three guys he was with – the guides - agreed they would lie about it,” prosecutor John Vaudreuil told ABC News. “He was lying to us.” | “As soon as the bear was killed, Palmer and the three guys he was with – the guides - agreed they would lie about it,” prosecutor John Vaudreuil told ABC News. “He was lying to us.” |
| In a statement about his killing of the lion, Mr Palmer, who temporarily closed his dental office, admitted to killing the lion but said he had no idea that Cecil “was a known, local favourite, was collared and part of a study until the end of the hunt” nor that they were in a restricted area. | In a statement about his killing of the lion, Mr Palmer, who temporarily closed his dental office, admitted to killing the lion but said he had no idea that Cecil “was a known, local favourite, was collared and part of a study until the end of the hunt” nor that they were in a restricted area. |
| “I relied on the expertise of my local professional guides to ensure a legal hunt,” Mr Palmer said in the statement. | “I relied on the expertise of my local professional guides to ensure a legal hunt,” Mr Palmer said in the statement. |
| “Again, I deeply regret that my pursuit of an activity I love and practice responsibly and legally resulted in the taking of this lion.” | “Again, I deeply regret that my pursuit of an activity I love and practice responsibly and legally resulted in the taking of this lion.” |