Trade in lion bones, skin and teeth is intensifying across Africa, researchers warn poaching could become a defining threat ...

Experts share their knowledge on lion conservation in a new book Pieter Kat The African lion is one of the most iconic species in the world. Just look at all the lions in art, as statues, on logos, on ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. When people think of lions, the image that comes to mind is ...

Fifty years ago, there were approximately 450,000 lions in Africa. Today, roughly 22,000 remain with perhaps as few as 5,000 big males still in the wild. Meanwhile, advocates of the African trophy ...