Cecil the lion: three US airlines ban shipment of hunting 'trophies'

American, United and Delta will no longer ship lion, leopard, elephant, rhino or buffalo killed by trophy hunters

Three US airlines say they will no longer ship lion, leopard, elephant, rhino or buffalo killed by trophy hunters, in the latest fallout from the killing of Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe last month.

Delta Air Lines had a major change of heart about shipping hunting trophies, announcing on Monday afternoon that it would no longer accept animals known in Africa as the "big five" because they are the hardest to kill on foot.