Southern African countries stand to lose billions of US dollars in wildlife and tourism revenue if the United Kingdom passes into law a bill that seeks to ban the importation of hunting trophies.
grown intense. cecil, a 13-year-old male on a protected park in zimbabwe was a tourist attraction and beloved animal. he was a valued research project part of a long-term study. his loss say scientists can t be measured at this point. as we reported last night his killing for sport most definitely had a price tag. an american dentist reportedly paid $50,000 for the hunting trip that ended the lion s life. a killing that authorities in zimbabwe say was illegal tonight the tables have turned on the dentist the he is now in a sense being hunted. ryan young has the latest. reporter: where is dr. walter j. palmer? i am so disgusted with that man. and shoot any lion. but lure a lion like that out of the you know preserve and shoot him. i mean, how could anybody think that s sport? just appalling. reporter: cnn tried to find him at his minneapolis home. no one answered the door. in fact he has gone underground after releasing the statement
which read i deeply regret that my pursuit of an activity i love and practice responsibly and legally resulted in the take of this lion. preserves are meant to preserve wildlife not to just lure them off and poach them. reporter: now dr. palmer, a wealthy dentist from minneapolis find himself under a tore tent of criticism after a conservation group alleged that dr. palmer and guide lured cecil out of the park sanctuary and shot it with a beand arrow then pursuing the animal another 40 hours before killing, skinning and beheading him. all for a trophy kill. zimbabwe authorities say palmer paid at least $50,000 for the hunt. we lost one of the icons, a male lion which was popularly known and endeared as cecil. reporter: the dentist with a practice and home in the upscale neighborhood finds himself being hunted. the question remains whether he will face charges in zimbabwe.