zimbabwes mugabe rages against killing of cecil the lion
Last Updated : GMT 09:40:38
Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle
Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle
Last Updated : GMT 09:40:38
Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle

Zimbabwe's Mugabe rages against killing of Cecil the lion

Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle

Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicleZimbabwe's Mugabe rages against killing of Cecil the lion

Much-loved Zimbabwean lion 'Cecil'
Harare - AFP

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe on Monday criticised the killing of Cecil the Lion, saying the animal was a key part of the country's heritage.

"Our wildlife, all our animals, belong to us. They should not be shot with a gun or with an arrow," Mugabe told thousands who gathered at a shrine on the oustkirts of the capital Harare to commemorate Heroes' Day.

"Even Cecil the lion is yours. He is dead. He was yours to protect and he [was] there to protect you," said the ageing president, who is often the target of condemnation over the country's human rights record.

Cecil was killed in early July by American dentist Walter Palmer who paid a local safari company owner $55,000 (50,000 euros) to shoot the beast with a bow and arrow.

The hunt provoked worldwide outrage when it emerged that Cecil was a well-known attraction among visitors to Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park -- and was wearing a tracking collar as part of an Oxford University research project.

The local guide Theo Bronkhorst was arrested and charged with failure to prevent an illegal hunt.

He was granted $1,000 bail pending his trial on September 28.

In his speech Monday, Mugabe lashed out at foreigners he said were destroying his country's wildlife and other natural resources.

"There are vandals who come from all over. Of course some may be just ordinary visitors but others want to vandalise, to irregularly and illegally acquire part of these resources."

Palmer, an experienced trophy hunter, became the target of vicious abuse and death threats over Cecil's killing, and went into hiding after demonstrations outside his dental practice.

He apologised for killing Cecil, known by his distinctive black mane, but blamed local guides for misleading him.

Zimbabwean authorities have since launched a crackdown on illegal hunting.

themuslimchronicle
themuslimchronicle

Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

zimbabwes mugabe rages against killing of cecil the lion zimbabwes mugabe rages against killing of cecil the lion

 



Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle
Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle
Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle

GMT 12:33 2017 Thursday ,20 April

Premier congratulated by Sudanese Ambassador

GMT 21:47 2017 Tuesday ,31 October

January 19 - February 17

GMT 12:17 2011 Wednesday ,27 July

N. Korea calls for peace treaty with U.S.

GMT 13:34 2012 Sunday ,29 July

Palestinian intellectual passes away

GMT 15:58 2014 Tuesday ,27 May

How to heal bones

GMT 20:40 2014 Sunday ,12 October

No plan to lift fuel, butane gas subsidies

GMT 08:29 2016 Saturday ,27 August

Turkey PM denies Syria operation singling out Kurds

GMT 14:09 2017 Wednesday ,13 September

WADA 'to clear 95 Russian athletes of doping charges'

GMT 14:59 2017 Monday ,04 September

We will not allow Iran to have a foothold in Yemen

GMT 20:17 2017 Friday ,17 March

Merkel to Meet Putin in Moscow on May 2

GMT 13:40 2011 Saturday ,25 June

Explosions rock Myanmar\'s capital city
Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle
Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle
 
 Themuslimchronicle Facebook,themuslimchronicle facebook  Themuslimchronicle Twitter,themuslimchronicle twitter Themuslimchronicle Rss,themuslimchronicle rss  Themuslimchronicle Youtube,themuslimchronicle youtube  Themuslimchronicle Youtube,themuslimchronicle youtube

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2023 ©

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2023 ©

muslimchronicle muslimchronicle muslimchronicle muslimchronicle
themuslimchronicle themuslimchronicle themuslimchronicle
themuslimchronicle
بناية النخيل - رأس النبع _ خلف السفارة الفرنسية _بيروت - لبنان
themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle