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Walter James Palmer

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Walter James palmer is an American dentist who killed Cecil the Lion on a hunting trip in Zimbabwe in July 2015. The killing of the well-known animal sparked international condemnation.

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1 Sep, 2006

Felony for killing bear

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Palmer is part of a group of people who kill a black bear in Wisconsin, 40 miles outside area allowed in their permit. He is fined $3,000 and given a year’s probation after pleading guilty.