He was followed for more than 40 hours before being shot with a rifle. Mr Palmer was believed to have paid $50,000 (£32,000) to hunt a lion in Zimbabwe's largest game reserve.

Safari hunting has suffered a few setbacks recently. Ever since American dentist Walter Palmer bungled the killing of a well-known Zimbabwe lion named Cecil in 2015, international outrage has stung ...

The well-known lion was illegally killed by an American trophy hunter in Zimbabwe earlier this year, setting off a firestorm on social media and fueling calls for an end to trophy hunting in Africa.

A 13-year-old male lion named Cecil was pursued and brutally killed by a dentist from Minnesota along with two Zimbabwean men on a trophy hunt. Cecil lived in Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe and ...

Why big game hunting is big business in South Africa What Cecil the lion means to Zimbabwe When is it hunting and when is it poaching? Opponents counter that little of the profit from trophy ...

were killed in that country’s captive lion hunts. Other import data from 2014 are: 42 from Zimbabwe, 40 from Tanzania, 10 from Mozambique, three from Namibia, two from Burkina Faso and one each ...

The Warriors are set to take on Cameroon in a decisive Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) Group J qualifier today, with both teams ...