US launches probe into killing of Zimbabwe’s beloved lion 'Cecil'

Cecil the lion was enticed to leave the park's boundaries by bait.

US authorities launched an investigation Thursday into the killing of a beloved lion in Zimbabwe, as the American dentist who hunted the big cat remained in hiding amid mounting global outrage.

Trophy hunter Walter Palmer killed Cecil the lion earlier this month after the feline was allegedly lured out of the Hwange National Park boundaries with a dead animal as bait.