'Hunt a lion' raffle scrapped after protests

Zimbabwe hunter Martin Nel axes plan to sell 100 raffle tickets for $1,500 each after outcry from animal rights groups

A professional hunter in Zimbabwe has cancelled a plan to raffle a lion hunt in the US after protests from activists.

Martin Nel said he was scrapping the raffle at a hunters' convention, in which he had hoped to sell 100 raffle tickets for $1,500 (1,000) each in Las Vegas next month.