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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...

Palmer's lawyers could not be reached, and a spokesman said he had no information on that case. extradition proceedings can be notoriously slow but zimbabwe has a treaty with the united states and public pressure is mounting. the obama administration to act, more than 100,000 people signed a petition calming for palmer to be sent to zimbabwe to face the law. cecil was the dominant male of a large pride. he had more than a dozen young cubs. now conservationists worry those cubs will be killed by a rival lion. we know at this stage that they are fine but their future could be very bleak indeed. ...