South African lawmakers will seek to end the breeding of lions for trophy hunting and the trade in their bones, setting parliament on a collision course with a powerful industry. South Africa has as many…
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Popularity of tigers, lions, bears could be their downfall: study
Iconic animals like elephants, tigers, lions and panda bears are everywhere in movies, books and toystores. But their wide pop culture presence skews public perception of how endangered these animals really are, researchers said Thursday….
In Kenya, lion hunters become defenders
In the Maasai heartland of southern Kenya, some young men have swapped their ancestral role as lion-hunters to instead protect the big cats under a conservation scheme that also aims to help their community. Among…
#Travel: Encountering White Lions for the first time
Experience a loving cuddle or feel the breadth of a playful African Lion cub or see prides of white Lions at a 600 hectare wilderness reserve located in Hartebeespoort, Magaliesburg in the Cradle of Humankind…
#Conservation: Rescued circus lions take first steps on African veld
Thirty-three lions rescued from circuses in Peru and Colombia set paw on the African veld for the first time Sunday after an epic journey by plane and truck. The lions roared in unison as they…
#Conservation: African lions are ‘endangered,’ must be protected
African lions are at risk of extinction and will be protected under US law as endangered species, authorities declared Monday, months after a high profile killing stoked global outrage. The iconic big cats of west…
#Conservation: Lion numbers could be halved across Africa by 2035
Lion populations could be halved across much of the African continent within 20 years, with those in west Africa in danger of being wiped out due to hunting and humans’ increasing need for cultivated land,…
Kings of the Savanna: Warring lions
Three visits in eight months, surely I must be a great fan of the Maasai Mara. Well, what’s not there to be a fan about? Every time you’re in the Maasai Mara, each experience is…
Edward Norton fights for Amboseli ecosystem
There has been talk that being a pastoralist in this day and age is unsustainable, but Hollywood actor Edward Norton thinks otherwise. He is of the opinion that Maasais who reside around the Chyulu Hills…