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Replacement named for Idaho official who killed baboons

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Boise, Idaho • A replacement has been named for a top Idaho wildlife official who resigned following outrage over a photo of him posing with a baboon family he killed during a hunting trip to Africa.

Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter on Thursday announced the appointment of Tim Murphy to the Idaho Fish and Game Commission.

The photo was taken during a hunting trip Fischer took in Namibia in September. It shows Fischer posing with baboons he killed with a bow and arrows.

Fischer shared that photo and others with friends when he returned from Africa.