It's back to business for big-game hunting in Zimbabwe

11 August 2015 - 02:01
By Simon Bloch

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.

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