Crisis in the Savannah: Targeted Poaching Targets African Lions

Lions are synonymous with Africa. These majestic cats have lived side-by-side with humans for hundreds of thousands of years.
Mongabay News

Poaching African lions for black market could pose existential threat

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

When numbers aren’t enough: Wild dogs take on a lone lioness in a dramatic wildlife encounter, watch video

A rare wildlife encounter shows a 15-year-old lioness facing a coordinated wild dog attack, revealing how age, instinct, and ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Why Africa’s Lion Population Is Declining and What Must Be Done to Save Them

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 ...
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Men Reunite with Lion in the Wild Two Years After Buying Him from Department Store

A lion named Christian captured hearts with an unforgettable reunion with his former caretakers. Raised in London by two friends, he was released into the African wild. Years later, their emotional ...
IFLScience

Lion Cubs Seen In Africa’s Bamingui-Bangoran National Park For The First Time In Decades

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...
Outdoor Life

Blondie the Lion Is Already Being Called the “Next Cecil.” Here’s Why That’s a Problem for Lion Conservation in Africa

Editor’s Note: Dr Robert (Robbie) Kroger is a restoration ecologist originally from South Africa but now based in Memphis, Tennessee. His work through the non-profit he started The Origins Foundation ...