The Zimbabwe government has lifted a temporary suspension on the hunting of lion, elephant and leopard following an urgent stakeholders meeting that included hunting operators, community leaders, wildlife farm owners and government authorities. The ban was announced on August 2, following international outrage sparked by the illegal killing of Cecil, a 13-year-old lion that was allegedly lured out of Hwange National Park and bow-hunted by US dentist Walter James Palmer.The upshot for the hunting industry is that the suspension has been lifted throughout the country, with the exception of Antoinette and Antoinette Farm, Railway Farm 31 and Umuguza and Kusile Rural District Council properties, where all sport hunting has been suspended pending the outcome of court processes.This was confirmed yesterday by Louis Muller, chairman of the Zimbabwe Professional Hunters and Guides Association, who told The Times certain conditions remained in force that professional hunters would have to comply with.A statement released by the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority's Geoffreys Matipano said lion, leopard and elephant hunts outside of the restricted areas could only be conducted with written authorisation signed by the director-general.Any such hunts would have to be attended by parks rangers whose costs would have to be met by land-owners.Matipano said penalties would be severe for offenders...