Walter Palmer arrives at the River Bluff Dental clinic in Bloomington, Minnesota, September 8, 2015. REUTERS/Eric Miller
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Zimbabwe will not charge American dentist Walter Palmer for killing its most prized lion in July because he had obtained legal authority to conduct the hunt, a Cabinet minister said on Monday, angering conservationists.
US dentist challenges stories about Zimbabwean hunt and says he was ‘heartbroken’ for staff when he had to close his clinic.
Cecil
By Mark Tran
The American dentist who killed Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe has expressed dismay at the furore that engulfed his family and staff and said he needed to return to work for his patients.
U.S. Navy SEAL Supports Ohio Ban against Ivory & Rhino Horn Products
Hello Friends!
Please show your support to fellow constituent; U.S. Navy SEAL, “Christopher Mark Heben” for standing with me as we move towards the introduction of my Bill to Outlaw Ivory and Rhino Horn Products in Ohio!
Not only has Christopher protected Elephants and Rhinos on the ground in Kenya, he has hunted down the poachers who have taken their lives.
Show some love and please keep signing and sharing my Petition.
UNITED for Wildlife!
Christina LaMonica, Founder; #ivoryfreeOhio
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Christopher Mark Heben
@ChrisHeben
Ivory Seizure in Ohio. Photo Credit; FWS
Thanks to some scrutiny of online auction sites and on the ground package inspections, an ivory trafficker and self-proclaimed 20-year antiques dealer from Ohio has been put out of business. Together, our federal wildlife inspectors and special agents connected the dots to stop a long-running operation that channeled illegal ivory sales through an online auction and shopping website.
Even though African elephants have been protected internationally for decades, more than 30,000 elephants are poached annually for the illegal ivory trade. In 25 years of enforcement, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has seized more than six tons of illegal ivory. That tonnage is built upon cases, large and small over the years. This latest case stems from a two-year investigation that began when Chicago-based wildlife inspectors discovered a series of illegal shipments destined for China, all mislabeled and without the required permits.
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