Zimbabwe suspended the hunting of all of its wildlife on Sunday as authorities revealed that they had a second wealthy American in their cross hairs for illegally killing a lion.
\nDr. Jan Casmir Seski of Pennsylvania is accused of traveling to the African nation in April to hunt big cats in an area of Hwange National Park where the predators are protected, said officials with Zimbabwe\u2019s National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority.<\/p>\n
With the new allegations, the 68-year-old gynecology oncologist joins despised dentist Walter James Palmer in the country\u2019s hunter hall of shame.<\/p>\n
Palmer, of Minnesota, is accused of killing Zimbabwe\u2019s most famous lion, Cecil, during an illegal hunt outside Hwange park last month. Zimbabwean authorities have said they will seek his extradition and arrest.<\/p>\n
Authorities said that as they continue to investigate the alleged poachers, they are ordering everyone to \u201cstop their hunting activities and withdraw,\u201d Bloomberg News reported.<\/p>\n
Authorities claim Seski \u2014 an avid big-game hunter with a medical practice in Pittsburgh \u2014 paid local guide Headman Sibanda an undisclosed amount to help him track and kill a lion with a bow and arrow in April.<\/p>\n
Officials announced Sunday that Sibanda had been arrested and charged in connection with Seski\u2019s hunt. He is currently assisting police with their investigation, the wildlife authority said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen 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,\u201d said Zimbabwe\u2019s National Parks spokeswoman, Caroline Washaya Moyo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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