DES MOINES, Iowa — In April 2024, the Blank Park Zoo announced plans for the largest renovation project in its 60-year history, and on Tuesday morning, zoo leaders broke ground on phase one. The new ...

This seven-day safari will be hosted by Dr Kim Young-Overton, a recognized specialist in threatened species and ecosystem management. The trip will take place in the wildlife-rich Busanga Plains of ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines recently broke ground on a new facility to help save African lions. The Marjorie A. Foster Lion Conservation Center will more than triple the Blank Park ...

All too often African safaris gloss over the nitty-gritty of conservation. That’s not the case with this trip by Wilderness Safaris, though, which is designed to give travelers an in-depth ...

NEW AT SIX. EXPANSION OF THE LION ENCLOSURE AT THE BLANK PARK ZOO IS OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY. THE ZOO BROKE GROUND ON THE MARJORIE, A FOSTER LION CONSERVATION CENTER. ZOO LEADERS SAY IT WILL TRIPLE THE ...

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 ...

Across the continent there are only 20,000 lions left in the wild. In the east African nation of Kenya there are only 2500. Thankfully, incredible work is taking place to restore the lion population ...

Very few animals in the wild have the power to evoke such awe and inspiration as the African lion. Yet despite our reverence for these iconic big cats, lions have been wiped out of large swathes of ...

It’s a tough time to be a big cat in Texas, but a coalition calling itself Texans for Mountain Lions is trying to change that. Earlier this month, the organization submitted a petition for rule-making ...

Learn how scientists uncovered a second, overlooked lion roar — and why the finding could reshape efforts to track and protect the species. For decades, a lion’s roar was thought to be a single, ...

The Asiatic Lion landscape expanding into villages where poor families live unprotected is turning Gujarat's wildlife conservation milestone into a safety flashpoint ...