Cecil was killed earlier this week by US dentist Walter Palmer, sparking anger around the world. The lion was shot by a crossbow and then killed 40 hours later outside the national park.
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“It is with huge disgust and sadness that we have just been informed that Jericho, Cecil’s brother has been killed at 4pm today”, the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force said in a statement (via the New York Daily News).
A pair of U.S. philanthropists with a passion for wild cats pledged Friday to match new donations to Oxford University’s Wildlife Conservation Unit – the researchers who were tracking the movements of Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe. It also works with local farmers to help them live alongside the lions. The project will now study the effect of Cecil’s death on the surviving lions in his pride, including his cubs, which Prof Macdonald said could now be at risk.
Zimbabwe called Palmer a “foreign poacher” and demanded his extradition from the US.
Cecil’s death has sparked global outrage with hundreds of thousands signing petitions for the dentist to be hauled back to Africa. Muchinguri said they want Palmer to be “made accountable”. It now has nearly 1 MILLION signatures.
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“The US government must respond to the outcry by banning the import of hunting trophies that threaten the survival of Africa’s majestic lions”.
