It’s also been reported that Zimbabwe officials say another American doctor, Jan Seski, illegally shot a lion in April.
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In a statement sent to TakePart on Monday, Delta said it has banned the transport of lion, leopard, elephant, rhino, and buffalo parts on its flights worldwide.
The global outrage over the killing of Cecil the lion by a Minnesota dentist is prompting changes on several airlines that will make it more hard for big-game hunters to bring their trophies home. Animal-rights groups have called for a ban on trophy hunting, and Palmer has received death threats through social media and has closed his dental practice, at least temporarily. Conservation staff later discovered his skinned and decapitated carcass.
Massive recreation and trophy searching is an enormous enterprise in nations reminiscent of Zimbabwe and South Africa.
The No. 2 U.S. passenger carrier is the only American airline to fly directly between the United States and Johannesburg.
“By refusing to play a task within the wildlife trafficking provide chain, Delta Air Strains can reveal the robust and moral management that has made it such a profitable and revered firm”, the petition, addressed to Delta Airways CEO Richard Anderson and different executives, reads. The company only issued a 58-word statement noting that prior to Monday’s ban, “Delta’s strict acceptance policy called for absolute compliance with all government regulations regarding protected species”.
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South African Airways last month lifted a temporary embargo on transporting legally acquired hunting trophies of lions, elephants, rhinoceros and tigers.
