ATLANTA -- Delta has banned the shipment of some "animal trophies," the airline company said in a statement on Monday.
“Effective immediately, Delta will officially ban shipment of all lion, leopard, elephant, rhinoceros and buffalo trophies worldwide as freight,” Delta said in the statement.
Animal trophies have come under scrutiny over the past month following the killing of Cecil the lion, a 13-year-old male Southwest African lion who was illegally killed in Zimbabwe on July 1.
The Delta statement continues: