“The processes have already started”. “Unfortunately, it was too late to apprehend the foreign poacher as he had already absconded to his country of origin”, a quote from The Associated Press said in the Times article.
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The agency sent out a public statement Thursday saying it had made multiple attempts to reach Palmer, and it asked that the dentist or his representative immediately contact agency officials.
Palmer – who allegedly paid $55,000 for the hunt – shot the lion with a bow and arrow, then stalked the Cecil for an additional 40 hours earlier than the lion was completed off with a rifle shot.
Prof Macdonald said that Jericho, who is about 11 years old, was not related by blood to Cecil, dispelling claims by the ZCTF that they were brothers.
While a professional hunter and a farm owner have been arrested in the killing, Palmer has not been charged.
Lawyer Alec Muchadehama told Reuters that no American had been extradited to Zimbabwe since the treaty was signed, adding that Harare faced legal and political hurdles.
Hinton is seething over how Walter Palmer, the Minnesota dentist, killed Cecil, luring the protected animal out of his habitat even though he was wearing a GPScollar as part of ongoing research by Oxford University.
The U.S. Embassy in Zimbabwe said Friday that it does not comment on extradition matters and the Zimbabwe Embassy in Washington said it had yet to receive instructions.
Now it seems that a charge may only be ready for him next Wednesday, which is also when Bronkhorst is due back in court.
If convicted, Bronkhorst faces up to 15 years in prison.
As with many African countries, Zimbabwe issues annual hunting permits for big game such as elephant, buffalo and lion, arguing that the revenues generated can be used for wider wildlife conservation.
An American doctor was behind the illegal killing of a lion around Hwange National Park in April, according to Zimbabwe’s National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority.
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A Justice Division official advised CBS Information Correspondent Paula Reid that it’s “conscious of the state of affairs” and that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is “wanting into the information” across the case.
