Cecil the Lion immortalised by phone maker

A company has released a £1,580 smartphone in honour of Cecil the lion, the Zimbabwean lion killed on the instruction of a US dentist Walter James Palmer.

Gold plating manufacturer Goldgenie is donating £159 from every phone sold to conservation charity Friends of Hwange, according to a report by Uk Metro newspaper.

Meanwhile, Zimbabwean wildlife authorities have suspended the hunting of lions, leopards and elephants in an area favoured by hunters following the killing.

Zimbabwe is also seeking the extradition of the Minnesota dentist, accused of killing Cecil.