Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s cabinet approved a phased end to the captive breeding of lions and rhinos as the country seeks to ...

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 ...

ETAWAH (IANS) – The Etawah Lion Safari is facing a piquant problem. The safari has seven lions — including three males and four females — that were born to Manan and Jessica between 2016 and 2020 now ...

South Africa has the largest number of captive lions in the world — about 7,800 in 348 breeding facilities. This has to end, Environment Minister Barbara Creecy said at a press briefing this week, ...

For the first time ever, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation has confirmed the presence of reproducing female mountain lions in Oklahoma — a historic milestone in the state’s wildlife ...

The South African government has officially confirmed that captive lion farms will be shut down. A new ministerial task team report just released has cemented the government's intention, first made ...

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 ...

Just as many expected a retreat from wildlife reform, Mpumalanga has taken the opposite step – moving to shut down captive lion breeding and jolting an industry that believed the political winds were ...