Author: Elizabeth Zwirz / Source: Fox News
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 animal claims in a new book.
According to an excerpt printed Saturday in National Geographic, Oxford University biologist Dr.
Andrew Loveridge spent years tracking the lion and recounted details he uncovered about the animal’s death, which sparked widespread outrage.The book, “Lion Hearted: The Life and Death of Cecil and the Future of Africa’s Iconic Cats,” will reportedly be published in April.
In the July 2015 hunt, Walter Palmer of Minnesota was joined by local professional hunter Theo Bronkhorst who, with the help of tracker Cornelius Ncube, positioned elephant remains that would be used to coax Cecil out of Hwange National Park, Loveridge said.
At some time between nine and 11 p.m. was likely when the animal was shot, according to data the researcher said he retrieved from Cecil’s tracking collar.
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