João Almeida was used to finding dead lions in his work as a wildlife veterinarian in Mozambique. Some had been strangled by ...

West African lions, the lean, majestic creatures that used to roam the region, have dwindled down to a population of about 400 and are facing extinction, according to an aptly titled paper, "The Lion ...

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Lions, that symbol of Africa's wild beauty, power and freedom, no longer roam in Mali. Or in Ivory Coast or Ghana or war-shattered eastern Congo. Or most of the rest of West ...

NIOKOLO-KOBA NATIONAL PARK, Senegal -- The morning sun slants through the canopy of Senegal's Niokolo-Koba National Park as Sgt. Abdou Diouf and his brigade of rangers march in single file, guns at ...

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 ...

The lion, with its majestic mane and the loudest growl of all the big cats, is today a vulnerable species with decreasing populations in extremely fragmented habitats. It once ranged widely throughout ...

Lions are synonymous with Africa. These majestic cats have lived side-by-side with humans for hundreds of thousands of years. While encroachment on territory and being hunted by ranchers have ...