On Monday, three major U.S. airlines announced they would no longer allow the shipment of several types of big-game hunting trophies, . The first to announce the change in policy was Delta Air Lines, which specifically banned lion, elephant, buffalo, leopard, and rhinoceros trophies. Shortly after, United Airlines and American Airlines announced similar policies.聽
The decisions come in the wake of 聽by an American hunter聽in Zimbabwe.聽
It is unclear how many of these shipments were made prior to the ban, though United said its records indicated no trophy shipments, and saying that it engaged in 鈥渁bsolute compliance with all government regulations regarding protected species.鈥