Here's the tragic story of how Cecil the lion was killed by Minnesota dentist Walter Palmer. Read Palmer's full statement here. Produced by Devan Joseph. Video courtesy of Reuters. Follow BI Video ...

The Minnesota dentist who killed Cecil the lion has returned to work amid a global backlash. Protesters flooded the scene with pickets and demonstrations as Walter Palmer made his way into his office.

Minnesota dentist Walter Palmer shot Cecil with a bow and arrow, and left him to die – so he could collect a special industry award. But British trophy hunters are shooting lions too.

But Walter Palmer, the dentist who lit the Internet world up when it learned he had killed the rare black-maned lion called “Cecil” — then ...

On 1 July last year the world was stunned with the news that 13-year-old Cecil the Lion had been shot dead in Zimbabwe by Walter Palmer, a dentist from Minneapolis in America. Palmer reportedly ...

Cecil was shot and killed by U.S. dentist Walter Palmer in July 2015. Two locals in Zimbabwe are being prosecuted in relation to the death. Palmer faced no charges.