Endangered across west Africa, leopards thrive in I.Coast reserve

Like other big cats, the leopard is endangered across west Africa.- Bleak wider picture - Q: What is the situation of ...
The Atlantic

Is It the Beginning of the End for West African Lions?

West African lions, the lean, majestic creatures that used to roam the region, have dwindled down to a population of about 400 and are facing extinction, according to an aptly titled paper, "The Lion ...

The Birth of These 3 African Lion Cubs at a Zoo in New Orleans ‘Is Vital to the Survival of This Iconic Species’

The Audubon Zoo welcomed three African lion cubs after their mom, Kali, gave birth to them on Oct. 19, the zoo announced on ...
Boston Herald

Mystical beliefs fuel Senegal’s illegal big cat trade and threaten lion’s survival in West Africa

NIOKOLO-KOBA NATIONAL PARK, Senegal (AP) — The morning sun slants through the canopy of Senegal’s Niokolo-Koba National Park as Sgt. Abdou Diouf and his brigade of rangers march in single file, guns ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Why Africa’s Lion Population Is Declining and What Must Be Done to Save Them

Experts share their knowledge on lion conservation in a new book Pieter Kat The African lion is one of the most iconic species in the world. Just look at all the lions in art, as statues, on logos, on ...
Mongabay

Where do illegal lion parts come from? A new tool offers answers

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 ...