--- description: But the dentist has not returned title: Dental Office of Cecil the Lion's Shooter Reopens image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd4ddab20f36baace/69885d240a4a2252f69c5639/cecil-the-lion1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [animals](/tag/animals/) ## animals Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Dental Office of Cecil the Lion's Shooter Reopens by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 17, 2015 9:28 PM CUT  Cecil the lion rests in Hwange National Park, in Hwange, Zimbabwe. Cecil the lion rests in Hwange National Park, in Hwange, Zimbabwe.Andy Loveridge—Wildlife Conservation Research Unit/AP by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 17, 2015 9:28 PM CUT The dental office of the man who shot and killed Cecil the lion has [reopened](http://www.startribune.com/dental-office-reopens-but-hunter-absent/322068781/ "undefined")—but the dentist himself is not in. Walter Palmer has been laying low for weeks since it was reported that he had killed the beloved lion in Zimbabwe, and his business in Bloomington, Minn. closed down as a precaution. Though the hunter was not present at the Monday reopening, a security guard stood at the door of River Bluff Dental, the Minneapolis _Star Tribune_ reports. Reporters were apparently told to stay on a sidewalk, and received a handout stating that Dr. Palmer was not on site and that the staffers “wish to get to business as usual to serve our clients and patients, and maintain the jobs of dedicated professionals.” \[[_Star Tribune_](http://www.startribune.com/dental-office-reopens-but-hunter-absent/322068781/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4000957/cecil-lion-dental-office/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4000957/cecil-lion-dental-office/"},"headline":"Dental Office of Cecil the Lion's Shooter Reopens","datePublished":"2015-08-17T21:28:13.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T10:14:29.492Z","description":"But the dentist has not returned","url":"https://time.com/4000957/cecil-lion-dental-office/","keywords":["animals","People","cecil the lion"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd4ddab20f36baace/69885d240a4a2252f69c5639/cecil-the-lion1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sarah Begley","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd4ddab20f36baace/69885d240a4a2252f69c5639/cecil-the-lion1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Cecil the lion","caption":"Cecil the lion","creditText":"Andy Loveridge—Wildlife Conservation Research Unit/AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/animals/","name":"animals"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4000957/cecil-lion-dental-office/","name":"Dental Office of Cecil the Lion's Shooter Reopens"}}]}] ```