Walter James Palmer Is A Justified In Killing The Lion
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Walter James Palmer is a dentist in Wisconsin who killed and skinned Cecil, a loved lion from Zimbabwe Hwange National Park. Palmer lured Cecil out of the park by tieing a dead animal to the back of his car, and then shooting Cecil with a crossbow. Palmer then tracked the wounded animal for 40 hours before shooting and killing the lion. With the help from two other men, Palmer then skinned Cecil’s corpse and cut off his head, leaving his body outside of the park. Many people were upsetted by Walter’s actions and spoke out over the internet or through live protests. I believe that killing Cecil was wrong, and that he weaseled his way out of the authority’s hands. The article linked here explains how permission to hunt lions is needed in