The death of an iconic lion set off global protests to ban killing for fun. Here, Eduardo Gonçalves explores the mindset of ...

Cecil was killed in July 2015 by a Minneapolis-area dentist, Dr. Walter Palmer, who allegedly paid $50,000 for the chance to kill the 12-year old lion on a hunting expedition to Zimbabwe.

"Cecil the lion is dead because Walter Palmer the dentist is a morally deadened human being," he wrote. "The lion is one of Safari Club International's Africa Big Five, along with elephants ...

Cecil the lion rests near Kennedy One Water Point in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe, on Nov. 20, 2013. (Sean Herbert/AP) By Kyle Swenson. Booze shook the secret loose from the hunting staff.

Cecil the lion, who was killed with a bow and arrow in Zimbabwe in 2015 by an American dentist and trophy hunter, was clinging to life for 10 to 12 hours before dying, a researcher who studied the ...

The lion pictured above was named Cecil, and he lived in Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park. In early July, an American dentist named Walter James Palmer lured him out of the park and shot him with ...

Cecil’s killer Walter Palmer was publicly shunned and excoriated, but ultimately did not face any charges in the lion’s death. The book, “Lion Hearted” comes out April 10. Ad Feedback ...

Cecil and Jericho fight for control of their territory. “There’s really no way to explain the Jericho phenomenon — it’s almost contrary to nature, to what a lion of a different bloodline ...

But one lion was always his favorite: a black-maned male called Cecil who, in death, has perhaps become the world’s most famous lion. In early July, the 13-year-old lion was lured out of the ...

A childhood friend of Dr. Walter Palmer says he's been unfairly portrayed. — -- A childhood friend of Dr. Walter Palmer, the Minnesota dentist who killed Cecil the lion, says Palmer has been ...

"Cecil the lion is dead because Walter Palmer the dentist is a morally deadened human being," charged Wayne Pacelle, president of The Humane Society.

Cecil the Lion 'suffered incredible cruelty' for 10 hours, new book says. Published: Mar. 07, 2018, 5:29 p.m. In this photo taken Nov. 20, 2013, Cecil the Lion rests near Kennedy One Water Point ...