Cecil the lion killer reopens practice

The US dentist who killed Cecil the lion has reopened his dental practice but hasn't shown up himself.

Palmer, a dentist from Minnesota who received widespread criticism on social media for killing Cecil. (Facebook)

Palmer, a dentist from Minnesota who received widespread criticism on social media for killing Cecil. (Facebook) Source: Facebook

The dental practice of a Minnesota man who killed a well-known lion in Zimbabwe has reopened.

Walter Palmer's River Bluff Dental said in a tweet Monday that it was beginning to see patients again. The tweet said Palmer wasn't at the office.

Palmer's office in suburban Minneapolis had been closed since late July after a barrage of criticism for Palmer over the killing of a protected lion named Cecil.

Palmer says he relied on his hunting guides to ensure a legal hunt in Zimbabwe.

An Associated Press reporter saw people going in and out of River Bluff Dental.

A security guard posted outside the building on Monday declined to answer questions and told the reporter he had to leave.

Palmer has not returned repeated calls for comment.


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