Cecil the lion

The Latest: Protesters vow to keep pressure on Cecil the lion's killer

The number of protesters outside Walter Palmer's clinic in Bloomington grew to nearly a dozen by midmorning Tuesday. Just two or three were on site earlier in the day when Palmer returned to work after spending weeks out of the public eye.

Palmer has been the focus of international scrutiny since he was identified as the hunter who killed Cecil in Zimbabwe in July.

The group held signs calling for the extradition of Palmer, chanting: "We will not falter! Prosecute Walter!"

Zimbabwe seems to cool off on extraditing Cecil the lion's hunter

It has been a month since Environment, Water and Climate Minister Oppah Muchinguri announced that the police would process paperwork to extradite Palmer for participating in a hunt that authorities here said was illegal. On Monday there were no new developments in the matters, police spokeswoman Charity Charamba told The Associated Press.

"I still have nothing on that case," she said.

Zimbabwe man charged for helping to kill Cecil the lion illegally

Charges have not been filed against Palmer, according to prosecutors, while in Minnesota the dentist has reopened his practice.

Prosecutors on Tuesday accused Honest Ndlovu, whose property is near the vast Hwange National Park in western Zimbabwe, of allowing an illegal hunt on his land.

Killing of Cecil the lion spurs Zimbabwe to boost wildlife protection

The killing of the popular lion by an American hunter, which triggered outrage far beyond Zimbabwe's borders, has strengthened resolve here to enforce hunting regulations, but there's no talk of fencing the huge reserve or an outright ban on hunting.

President Robert Mugabe said this week in a major speech that Zimbabweans failed to protect Cecil. He also criticized "vandals who come from all over" to steal the African country's resources.

Man who studied Cecil the lion for 9 years talks impact

Conservationists decided the most natural thing was to leave the bones where they were for hyenas to finish off, said Brent Stapelkamp, a lion researcher and part of a team that had tracked and studied Cecil for nine years.

Zimbabwe: American lion killer's extradition being sought

In the Zimbabwean government's first official comment on the killing of Cecil the lion, the environment, water and climate minister lashed out at Walter James Palmer, accusing him even of trying to hurt Zimbabwe's image.

"Unfortunately it was too late to apprehend the foreign poacher as he had already absconded to his country of origin," Oppah Muchinguri told a news conference. "We are appealing to the responsible authorities for his extradition to Zimbabwe so that he be made accountable."