A paper, "Under the lion's paw: lion farming in South Africa and the illegal international bone trade," published in Nature Conservation has uncovered concerning activities within South Africa's ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's phase-out of breeding captive big game and ban on the use of lions for commercial gain have left some big-cat breeders worried about their business prospects. A ...

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 ...

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment has begun phasing out captive lion breeding in South Africa, signalling a major shift in the nation’s stance on wildlife conservation and ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A new female African lion is now a resident of Zoo Knoxville, after she was brought to the zoo on a breeding recommendation. Zoo Knoxville said four-year-old Zahra arrived at ...

A new research paper published in the scientific journal Nature Conservation has uncovered concerning activities within South Africa's captive lion industry, shedding light on the urgent need for ...