Another American accused of killing lion in Zimbabwe amid outcry over Cecil slaying

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Cecil the lion is seen at Hwange National Parks, before he was killed by the American dentist Walter Palmer. Photo: Reuters

Published: 12:45am, 3 Aug 2015Updated: 12:50am, 3 Aug 2015

Another American illegally killed a lion with a bow and arrow in Zimbabwe several months ago, authorities said on Sunday amid an international outcry over the US hunter accused of illegally killing a well-known lion named Cecil last month.

Zimbabwe’s National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority named the American as Jan Casimir Seski of Murrysville, Pennsylvania. Its statement said Seski’s illegal hunt took place in April around Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park.

A Zimbabwean landowner, Headman Sibanda, was arrested in the Seski case and was assisting police, the authority said.

National Parks spokeswoman Caroline Washaya Moyo said that Seski’s name was gathered from a database.

“When hunters come into the country they fill a document stating their personal details, the amount they have paid for the hunt, the number of animals to be hunted, the species to be hunted and the area and period where that hunt is supposed to take place,” she said. “The American conducted his hunt in an area where lion hunting is outlawed. The landowner who helped him with the hunt also did not have a have a quota for lion hunting.”

Protesters have gathered outside Walter Palmer's dental practice in Bloomington, Minnesota, after he killed Cecil in Zimbabwe. Photo: Reuters

Zimbabwean authorities earlier said they would seek the extradition of Minnesota dentist Walter Palmer, alleging he did not have authorisation to kill the lion named Cecil a month ago. The lion was lured out of Hwange park and first wounded with a bow and arrow before being tracked down and shot, according to conservationists in Zimbabwe. Palmer has said he relied on his professional guides to ensure his hunt was legal.