On July 1st, 2015 Cecil the the lion was killed by a dentist named Walter Palmer. Palmer allegedly paid 50,000$ for the hunt which he thought was legal but in fact was illegal. He got a 3,000$ fine and one year of probation. Johnny Rodrigues, Head of the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force says that "Cecil died a cruel death" He was hit by an arrow and ran away, only to be tracked and killed 40 hours later. The found out he had a GPS collar on and tried to destroy it. After killing Cecil, They skinned and decapitated it, the head has not been recovered. However after many rumors, his brother, Jericho, is still alive. Do you think Palmer's punishment was fair?
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