The majestic sight of a male lion, with its flowing mane and regal presence, is one of the most iconic images of the African savannah ... primarily responsible for hunting and nurturing the ...

In 1898, two lions ... and a male with a heavy mane “would squander his daily water allowance simply panting under a bush, with none to spare for patrolling his territory, hunting or finding ...

But the reality is that habitat destruction, not trophy hunting, is the main threat to Africa’s lion populations. Other major threats include the loss of prey species and retaliatory killings ...

A young male lion was one of three ... people who know what substance killed the lions are those least likely to talk about it. In Kenya and across Africa, poison is used to kill small creatures ...

“The trophy hunting industry…is the main source of carcasses once the trophy hunter has taken the skin and skull,” say the report’s authors. Numbers of lions at breeding facilities in South Africa ...