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They scan the brush for signs of poachers, but today, it seems, the only hunters are the lions themselves, their fresh tracks pressed into the sand. As the sun climbs, a guttural call reverberates ...
Lion Country Safari is roaring with excitement as it celebrates the birth of two female African lion cubs. The safari park ...
In Zambia, Creel and colleagues have traced prey depletion to lower numbers of leopards, wild dogs, and lions. In 2018, the ...
PRETORIA, South Africa, August 6, 2023 (ENS) – South African National Parks has confirmed that lions have been targeted in a poisoning campaign in northern Kruger Park by poachers seeking the ...
Preventing prey depletion can help improve lion reproduction and population growth in areas prone to poaching for bushmeat, a leading cause of the species’ decline, the study notes.
Buyers are also driving demand for other illegal wildlife parts sourced from Africa, including lion bones (which are typically sold as a proxy for tiger bones) and elephant tusks. Poachers target ...
At just 10 years old, a lion named Jacob has survived being gored, his family being poisoned for body parts and an attempted poaching that left him an amputee. But now, the animal known as "Africa ...
Two lion brothers, including one with an amputated leg, were spotted making a record-breaking night swim through treacherous waters in Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth National Park. Researchers believe ...
They scan the brush for signs of poachers, but today, it seems, the only hunters are the lions themselves, their fresh tracks pressed into the sand. As the sun climbs, a guttural call reverberates ...
And it’s another chapter in the story of Jacob, a resilient lion who has survived numerous life-threatening situations, including losing part of a leg to a poaching trap, during his 10 years in ...