Delta bans transport of big game trophies

The US airline Delta has banned the shipment of big game trophies on its flights following international outcry over the illegal killing of Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe. 

The airline has announced it will no longer transport lion, rhinoceros, leopard, elephant or buffalo remains. 

It has not however given an official reason for its decision. 

Delta flies direct to a number of African cities and was subjected to an online petition to ban such shipments.

Cecil was shot illegally last month by US dentist Walter Palmer of Minnesota. 

Zimbabwe is seeking his extradition and that of a doctor from Pennsylvania, named as Jan Casimir Seski, who is suspected of killing a lion in April.

BBC