A nature guide in South Africa had his morning coffee routine interrupted by a growling lion. Dylan Panos, 46, filmed the rowdy animal from his open-air kitchen window in mid-August, according to ...

World Lion Day started in 2013 with the goal of raising awareness about the challenges these amazing animals face in the wild ...

Macdonald talks to Nature about the impact of trophy hunting and illegal poaching on lion populations — and the importance of Cecil’s death. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

A lion named Christian captured hearts with an unforgettable reunion with his former caretakers. Raised in London by two ...

Africa’s lion population appears to be declining at an alarming rate. NATURE’s The Vanishing Lions searches for explanations and solutions to the troubling trend.

As NATURE’s The Vanishing Lions shows, trophy hunting for lions can be an important source of income for guides and local inns. The trick is to make sure that hunters don’t kill too many ...

Female lion peers through the thick foliage of a montane rainforest in Ethiopia. Photo by: Bruno D’Amicis/NABU. Calling the African lion (Panthera leo) the ‘king of the jungle’ is usually a ...

THE illustration which we give on next page, from La Nature, is after a photograph of one of the lions in the Zoological Gardens, London. This photograph may be regarded as one of the numerous ...