Zimbabwe's wildlife authorities on Saturday announced
restrictions on hunting around the country 's biggest game
reserve following the killing of s much loved lion by US
dentist.
Hunting of lions leopards elephant in outside of Hwange
National Park has been suspended with immediate effect'
Edson Chidziya head of Zimbabwe's parks and wildlife
authority Zimparks in a statement.
The parks body also suspended hunting with bows
and arrows ,except with permission from the authority,'s
head .
"All such hunts will only be conducted if confirm and
authorised in writing by the Director -General of the
Zimbabwe parks and Wildlife Management Authority,
and only if accompanied by parks staff Chidziya said.
The clampdown.follows an international furore over
the killing of Cecil the lion,a favourite with international
tourists ,who was shot with a bow and arrow by Walter
Palmer outside Hwange park in early July.
The lion which lived in the park,was lured outside
its boundaries by bait.
After shooting the feline,Palmer,who was accompanied
by local guide Thoo Bronkhorst the trailed the injured
beast for 40 hours before finishing him off with a gun,
AFP
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