Saturday, August 1, 2015

Just in! Cecil the Lion's Brother Feared Dead: Conservation Group

Cecil the Lion
 
The brother of a famed lion that was killed by an American dentist in early July was feared dead after being shot, according to a conservation group.

"It is with huge disgust and sadness that we have just been informed that Jericho, Cecil's brother has been killed" at 4 p.m. (10 a.m. ET), the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force said in a statement on
"We are absolutely heart broken," the statement added.

NBC News has not independently confirmed the killing or that the lions were brothers. The Associated Press previously said that Cecil "befriended" Jericho, and the two lions cared for two prides together.

The announcement follows an international outcry stemming from an American hunter's killing of Cecil, a lion that was allegedly lured out of a national park.
Zimbabwean authorities say the hunt was illegal and are seeking the extradition of Minnesota dentist Walter James Palmer.


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