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Dentist who killed Cecil, 'uncomfortable,' 'abrupt'. The Minnesota dentist who killed Cecil the Lion in Zimbabwe last July, Walter Palmer, granted only one interview to explain his side of the story. The AP reporter who spoke with him, Brian Bakst, joins Beth Fouhy and shares his experience on interviewing Palmer. ... more Duration: {{video.duration.momentjs}}.
When a Texas man reportedly paid $350,000 to hunt and kill a black rhinoceros in Namibia this year, the furor largely stayed within that community. But the death of Cecil, a 13-year-old lion who wandered out of his sanctuary in a national park in Zimbabwe, struck a chord.Dr. Palmer had paid around $54,000 to hunt the animal, according to news reports, and in 2009, he paid $45,000 at an auction to help preserve an elk habitat in California.ut the death of Cecil, a 13-year-old lion who wandered out of his sanctuary in a national park in Zimbabwe, struck a chord. Dr. Palmer had paid around $54,000 to hunt the animal, according to news reports, and in 2009, he paid $45,000 at an auction to help preserve an elk habitat in California.