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08-14-2015, 03:08 PM
New photos show the grisly spoils from an illegal hunt in which the American dentist who killed Cecil the lion (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=entry/american-dentist-killed-lion-zimbabwe_55b78e38e4b0a13f9d1a1d0a) unlawfully brought down a black bear.
The photos of the 2006 hunt in the woods of northern Wisconsin show Dr. Walter Palmer with the carcass of a large black bear. He obtained a permit to hunt in one county, but shot and killed the bear 40 miles out of bounds (http://abcnews.go.com/US/photos-black-bear-illegally-hunted-dentist-walter-palmer/story?id=33067963), according to ABC News' "20/20", which obtained the images via FOIA request.
U.S. Attorney John Vaudreuil told "20/20" that Palmer and his guides knew they were in the wrong. Vaudreuil said Palmer offered his companions hush money.
"He was offering to pay, it turns out, about $20,000 to keep the others who were in the hunt, to have them lie, so that’s a fairly aggressive cover-up,” Vaudreuil said.
But the guides wouldn't lie. In 2008, Palmer was fined $2,939 and placed on one year of probation for lying to federal authorities twice about where he shot the bear.
Palmer is facing poaching charges in Zimbabwe (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/zimbabwe/11775270/Cecil-the-lion-Zimbabwe-requesting-Walter-Palmers-extradition.html) for killing Cecil the lion while on safari in July. Cecil had been tagged and studied by a team of Oxford University scientists for more than a decade.
His guides allegedly lured the famous research animal out of a preserve with bait (http://www.cbsnews.com/news/cecil-lion-illegall-poached-killed-american-hunter-zimbabwe-groups-say/), then the dentist shot Cecil with a bow and arrow. He tracked the injured lion for almost two days before killing him with a rifle.
International furor erupted as news of the hunt spread, ultimately forcing Palmer to go into hiding. He maintains that it was a legal activity (http://www.cbsnews.com/news/cecil-lion-illegall-poached-killed-american-hunter-zimbabwe-groups-say/) for which he reportedly paid $55,000.
Palmer is an avid bow hunter who has stalked big game around the world (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/13/sports/13elk.html?_r=0), including cheetahs, buffalo and polar bears, according to The New York Times.
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The photos of the 2006 hunt in the woods of northern Wisconsin show Dr. Walter Palmer with the carcass of a large black bear. He obtained a permit to hunt in one county, but shot and killed the bear 40 miles out of bounds (http://abcnews.go.com/US/photos-black-bear-illegally-hunted-dentist-walter-palmer/story?id=33067963), according to ABC News' "20/20", which obtained the images via FOIA request.
U.S. Attorney John Vaudreuil told "20/20" that Palmer and his guides knew they were in the wrong. Vaudreuil said Palmer offered his companions hush money.
"He was offering to pay, it turns out, about $20,000 to keep the others who were in the hunt, to have them lie, so that’s a fairly aggressive cover-up,” Vaudreuil said.
But the guides wouldn't lie. In 2008, Palmer was fined $2,939 and placed on one year of probation for lying to federal authorities twice about where he shot the bear.
Palmer is facing poaching charges in Zimbabwe (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/zimbabwe/11775270/Cecil-the-lion-Zimbabwe-requesting-Walter-Palmers-extradition.html) for killing Cecil the lion while on safari in July. Cecil had been tagged and studied by a team of Oxford University scientists for more than a decade.
His guides allegedly lured the famous research animal out of a preserve with bait (http://www.cbsnews.com/news/cecil-lion-illegall-poached-killed-american-hunter-zimbabwe-groups-say/), then the dentist shot Cecil with a bow and arrow. He tracked the injured lion for almost two days before killing him with a rifle.
International furor erupted as news of the hunt spread, ultimately forcing Palmer to go into hiding. He maintains that it was a legal activity (http://www.cbsnews.com/news/cecil-lion-illegall-poached-killed-american-hunter-zimbabwe-groups-say/) for which he reportedly paid $55,000.
Palmer is an avid bow hunter who has stalked big game around the world (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/13/sports/13elk.html?_r=0), including cheetahs, buffalo and polar bears, according to The New York Times.
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