meet the man that killed a lion

 for the first time since Zimbabwe hunt

Exclusive: The Telegraph obtains first images of Walter Palmer in Minnesota since beloved lion was killed

Walter Palmer, the dentist responsible for killing Cecil the lion.

These are the first images of Walter Palmer, the American dentist, back in his home town after it was revealed by The Telegraph last month that he was responsible for the death of Cecil the lion.

Pictured for the first since the hunt in Minnesota, Mr Palmer has been in hiding since the worldwide furore surrounding the death of the beloved lion in one of Zimbabwe's national parks.The Telegraph named the hunter as the man responsible for the animal's death on July 28 and the dentist has since been in hiding.

Mr Palmer is believed to have paid £35,000 to shoot and kill the 13-year-old lion with a bow and arrow. The animal was wearing a radio collar because he was part of an academic study by Oxford University.

Walter Palmer, the dentist responsible for killing Cecil the lion