Cecil the lion: US hunter ’regrets’ killing - BBC News

A US dentist who killed a lion in Zimbabwe says he regrets shooting the animal. Walter Palmer a dentist from Minnesota is believed to have paid about $50,000 (£32,000) to hunt Cecil. Zimbabwe is battling to curb illegal hunting and poaching which threatens to make some of its wildlife extinct. Alastair Leithead reports from Addis Ababa. Subscribe to BBC News HERE Check out our website: Facebook: Twitter: