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Cecil the lion

July 2017

  • Daniel Boone<br>DANIEL BOONE -- Pictured: Fess Parker as Daniel Boone -- Photo by: NBCU Photo Bank

    Elephant conservation
    'There's no sport in that': trophy hunters and the masters of the universe

  • Xanda-This is cecil's son.We sighted him mating with one of the Ngamo Plains Lioness yesterday, July 2015.Looking closely you can see Cecil's features here.Cecil genes and legacy lives on in Hwange National Park lion population.Something we are happy to share with all our previous guests and future guests that are planning to visit Zimbabwe.

    Son of Cecil the lion killed by trophy hunter

December 2016

  • Cecil the lion in November 2013 in Hwange national park, Zimbabwe

    Trophy hunting could help conserve lions, says Cecil the lion scientist

    Oxford University professor who studied Cecil says strictly regulated hunting could help stop destruction of lion habitats

October 2016

  • South Africa CoP17<br>epa05554090 Animal rights activists carry placards during an anti canned lion protest at the Sandton Convention Centre during the first day of the CoP17 Cites Conference, Johannesburg, South Africa, 24 September 2016. Around 3500 delegates have converged on Sandton to discuss topics ranging from poaching, the trade in rhino and elephant horn. EPA/KIM LUDBROOK

    Countries fail to agree on complete ban to protect African lions from global trade

    The 182 countries at the Johannesburg summit did reach a compromise banning only the trade in bones, teeth and claws from wild lions

June 2016

  • Cecil with a female lion in Zimbabwe

    Cecil the lion's legacy: death brings new hope for his grandcubs

    Cecil’s death could spark a global rethink on how to protect lions – ending Africa’s dependence on hunting revenues to sustain wildlife habitats and crucial conservation projects

May 2016

  • A group of protestors from Animal Rights Coalition and Minnesota Animal Liberation in front of Dr Walter Palmer's dental practice

    Guardian Environment Network
    Why did the death of Cecil the lion cause such an uproar?

    Conservation Magazine: Analysis of the huge news and online response to his death could offer conservationists an opportunity to turn the ‘Cecil moment’ into a ‘Cecil movement’

April 2016

  • In this undated photo provided by the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Cecil the lion rests in Hwange National Park, in Hwange, Zimbabwe.

    Radical Conservation
    Cecil's legacy: could the death of one lion start a conservation movement?

    Inspired by Cecil the lion, activists have begun an uphill struggle to convince Unesco to do for wildlife what it already does for places – and create World Heritage Species

December 2015

  • South Sudan government soldiers in the town of Koch, in South Sudan, in September.

    Guardian Africa network
    Africa in 2015, the pessimist's take: war, terror and... Cecil the lion

    Violence reigned in South Sudan and the Burundian president’s thirst for power has plunged the country into civil war, says Simon Allison
  • Cecil the lion

    Stories of 2015
    Stories of 2015: Man who identified Cecil the lion's killer vows death will not be in vain

    Zimbabwean activist Johnny Rodrigues says he now has an unprecedented platform to promote conservation
    • 2015: what happened next?
      Cecil the lion: 'He died for a cause'

    • US plans to extend endangered species status to lions in Africa

    • Scientists anticipate birth of Cecil the lion's grandcubs

November 2015

  • Stencil art following the killing of Cecil the Lion in Zimbabwe on a Santa Barbara sidewalk, California US

    UK to ban import of lion trophies if hunting industry doesn't reform

    Ban would be effective from 2017 if industry and the African countries involved don’t improve practices, says environment minister
  • taxidermy. Hunters from US and Germany shoot wildlife and stuff it as a trophy in a taxidermy workshop in Namibia.<br>CY1H44 taxidermy. Hunters from US and Germany shoot wildlife and stuff it as a trophy in a taxidermy workshop in Namibia.

    France bans imports of lion hunt trophies

    Officials told to stop issuing import permits for lion heads, paws and skins, while country considers stricter controls on other species
  • walter palmer cecil the lion

    Minnesota investigates illegal hunting allegations on Cecil the lion killer's land

    Walter Palmer, who faced public’s scorn after shooting Zimbabwe’s famous lion, said report of trucks herding deer on property was an ‘attack on an innocent man’

October 2015

  • Theo Bronkhurst leaves Hwange magistrates court.

    Hunter accused over Cecil the lion hunt says charges should be dropped

  • Another lion with a bow and arrow by the American dentist Walter Palmer, left, with the help of Theo Bronkhorst, a professional hunter.

    Cecil the lion: Zimbabwe will not charge US dentist over killing

  • An adult male lion in the Serengeti

    Craig Packer: ‘Cecil the lion’s killer was unlucky and not altogether to blame’

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September 2015

  • 140x84 trailpic for The case of Zimbabwean charged over killing of Cecil the lion is adjourned  video

    Cecil the lion court case adjourned in Zimbabwe – video

    The trial in Hwange, Zimbabwe, of the Zimbabwean hunter who lead the trip to shoot Cecil the Lion is adjourned on Monday to allow the defence to prepare its case
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