In South Africa an estimated 8,000 lions are bred and kept in captivity for commercial purposes in more than 350 facilities. This is far more than the country's wild population, estimated at 3,500 ...

A pair of Asiatic lions have arrived at a British zoo as part of efforts to protect the highly endangered species from extinction. A male named Nilay, and a female named Shanti, arrived at Chester Zoo ...

With surprising provincial unanimity, Parliament has advanced reforms to phase out South Africa’s captive lion industry. This is likely to set up a clash with the new environment minister, who is ...

Most seals give birth to a pup around the same time each year, and wean them and send them on their way within 12 months in ...

A campaign is underway to bring mountain lions to Vermont, led by the nonprofit Mighty Earth. As the state agency that would be responsible for these cats if Mighty Earth succeeds, the Vermont Fish ...

Two of the world’s rarest lions have arrived at a UK zoo as part of a breeding program to help save the highly endangered big cats from extinction. The pair of Asiatic lions - male Nilay and female ...

A pair of African lions, Manohar and Sridevi, have arrived at the Tata Steel Zoological Park in Jamshedpur from Hyderabad. The exchange aims to enhance the zoo's lion population. The lions are under a ...

Jamshedpur: Tata Steel Zoological Park has added a major attraction to its animal collection with the arrival of a pair of ...

A campaign is underway to bring mountain lions to Vermont , led by the nonprofit Mighty Earth . As the state agency that would be responsible for these cats if Mighty Earth succeeds, the Vermont Fish ...