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Calling on it's u.s. to cooperate. a white house petition requesting his extradition that has nearly 200,000 signatures so far. david mckenzie has details. >> reporter: the killing of cecil the lyon has touched an emotional nerve around the world. there was much concern about the fate of his more than a dozen cubs. normally, a rival lion would come in and kill him. jerricho, cecil's brother, is protecting those cups. there is a glimmer of hope there. now, the hunter who killed cecil the lion is being hunted by zimbabwe authorities. >> reporter: an iconic lion lured out of his sanctuaries and s...

The white house will now review a public petition to extra did palmer. that petition has well over 100,000 signatures. david mckenzie is live in johannesburg africa with more on this. >> it's extraordinary this global koout cry about this killing of this iconic lion. possible leg the zimbabwe official said they had already began these proceedings, calling this an orchestrated poaching event. if the u.s. does not extradite dr. palmer -- proceedings can take a long time. they are very tricky. but that petition to the white house is piling more pressure on the obama administration to reply in thi...

New this morning, authorities in zimbabwe say a minnesota dentist is responsible for killing one of that country's most beloved lions. walter james palmer of eden prairie in minnesota is expected to face poaching charges. a task force in zimbabwe said he paid at least 50,000 to track and kill cecil. look at that beautiful black mane. david mckenzie, good morning, live in south africa. >> reporter: john this has caused outrage around the world as news has come out that this dentist, according to authorities, dr. walter palmer from minnesota, was, in fact responsible for killing this iconic lion...