Authorities are giving warning, but saying not to panic. PRETORIA, South Africa -- South African authorities are trying to recapture a pride of 14 lions that escaped from world-famous Kruger National ...

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 ...

RYE, N.Y. (WABC) -- The American who was mauled to death by a lion in a South Africa game preserve has been identified as a woman who grew up in the New York suburbs. Katherine Chappell's funeral is ...

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment has begun phasing out captive lion breeding in South Africa, signalling a major shift in the nation’s stance on wildlife conservation and ...

On January 20, 2026, in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi, South Africa, @usandile_lo shared a video of lions calmly occupying a roadway. In ...

NELSPRUIT, South Africa -- A suspected poacher was killed by an elephant in a South African game reserve before his remains were eaten by a pack of lions, according to investigators. The man was with ...

With their bladed paws, wielded by a rippling mass of pure muscle, sharp eyes, agile reflexes, and crushing fanged jaws, lions are certainly not a predator most animals have any interest in messing ...

Lions are the most-traded wildcat in the world, and the only big cat whose commercial trade is permitted under CITES, the international wildlife trade agreement. Lion body parts, including bones, ...