Reports that Jericho, brother of Cecil the lion whose death sparked global outrage, had also been killed were denied by researchers, as it emerged the American hunter who admitted he killed a popular lion in Zimbabwe is in touch with federal authorities.
A representative for the Minnesota dentist accused of illegally killing the lion nicknamed Cecil reached out to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service late Thursday afternoon, after the agency said attempts to reach him had failed.
The case has sparked international outrage, and has trended for days on social media.
"Late yesterday afternoon, the U.