Oftentimes referred to as the “king of the jungle,” lions are highly social and intelligent creatures. These big cats are ...

Targeted poaching of lions for body parts is on the rise in Africa, posing an existential threat to a dwindling population.

Follow three orphaned desert lion cubs as they navigate the brutal Skeleton Coast of Namibia. Lion researcher Dr. Philip Stander follows three orphaned desert lion cubs as they navigate the brutal ...

To trace wildlife parts to their source populations, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign developed a web tool, the Lion Localizer, which uses DNA testing to pinpoint the ...

The country has sent thousands of lion skeletons to Asia—legally. Experts say this has encouraged an illegal trade, potentially endangering South Africa’s remaining wild lions. For years, South ...