The Latest: Some support Minnesota dentist despite lion hunt

A Minnesota dentist is drawing some support as he returns to work for the first time since he sparked an international outcry by killing a beloved African lion.

Protesters say they intend to stay throughout the week outside the suburban Minneapolis clinic of the dentist who killed Cecil the lion, now that he has returned to work.

Police in Minnesota say they're hoping media attention will subside soon for a dentist who killed a beloved African lion.

A handful of officers closed down part of a street outside the clinic to help manage traffic as a handful of protesters showed up for Palmer's return.

Deputy Chief Mike Hartley says he hopes the story "moves on" in coming days so police can go back to business as usual.

The Minnesota dentist at the center of an uproar over the killing of a beloved lion in Zimbabwe has returned to his clinic after weeks out of the public eye.

A staff member met him on the sidewalk, grabbed his arm and parted a throng of media to rush him to the front door.

Police have blocked off the area around a Minnesota dental clinic as the dentist who killed Cecil the lion prepares to return to work.

Several staff members have arrived and one warned reporters "this is private property."

A Minnesota dentist who experienced a global backlash after killing Cecil the lion is expected to return to work after more than a month out of the public eye.

Palmer says he believes he acted legally and was stunned to learn his hunting party had killed a treasured animal.