This handout picture taken on October 21, 2012 and released on July 28, 2015 by the Zimbabwe National Parks agency shows a much-loved Zimbabwean lion called "Cecil."(Photo: AFP/Getty Images)
Jericho, a lion that was an ally of Cecil, the Zimbabwean lion whose killing by an American dentist sparked a global outcry, has been spotted alive, according to the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>country's<span style="color: Red;">*</span>wildlife authority and researchers.
Brent Stapelkamp, who is following Jericho's movements with the help of a satellite collar on the lion, posted on Facebook on Sunday that the cat is alive.
A picture of Jericho said to have been taken Sunday was posted on the website of Oxford University's<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU), the organization Stapelkamp is working with.
In a post on the organization's website, WildCRU's Director David Macdonald said Jericho is "alive and well."
He said following rumors of Jericho's death Saturday, the WildCRU field research team and a ranger from the Zimbabwean national parks authority set out at daybreak Sunday to look for him.
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"Jericho was seen alive and well at 6.15 a.m," he said. "He has been feeding on a giraffe kill with the lionesses from his pride."
The Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority also released a photograph of Jericho that it said was taken Sunday morning, the Associated Press reported. The statement from the wildlife authority said<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Cecil and Jericho<span style="color: Red;">*</span>were partners in a "coalition" but were not related, according to the news agency.
It follows a report by the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force that Jericho was<span style="color: Red;">*</span>killed by a hunter Saturday.
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