Saving west Africa’s last lions: Six animals in Senegal park fitted with GPS collars to collect data

The West African Lion is down to just 250 and is critically endangered

World Lion Day: The Asiatic lion is at a crossroads; can it find its way to Kuno?

The lions stand on the edge of a precipice; unless something urgent is done, Indians stand to lose a priceless part of their natural heritage 

‘Barbary lion reintroduction in north Africa is possible but needs long-term plans’

Down To Earth speaks to Simon Black, who teaches conservation science at the University of Kent in the UK about the now extinct-in-the-wild …

World Lion Day 2023: The big cat once roamed Arabia and left an indelible mark on Arab culture

It is said that there are nearly 700 names or terms used for the lion in Arabic dialects and literature  

Simply Put: World Lion Day 2023

Simply Put: World Lion Day

World Lion Day 2023: How do we conserve our Asiatic Lions?

We must recognise lions as a precious part of our collective natural heritage and how much we owe our support to ensure their long-term conservation.

It’s Sarabi’s pride, Mufasa just lives there: a biologist on The Lion King

The real-life dynamics of a lion pride in Uganda or Tanzania’s national parks can be far more Game of Thrones than The Circle of Life

Second home for Gujarat lions: 40 big cats to be moved to Barda from overflowing Gir

Translocation under Project Lion; previous papers suggest Barda may be too geographically close, may not be able to hold so many Asiatic lions

Zimbabwe lifts ban on lion hunting

Ban was imposed recently, in the wake of Cecil the lion’s death

Oxford University’s WildCRU, Panthera join forces for Africa’s lions; appoint joint programme director

There are only 24,000 lions today in Africa and 674 in India’s Gir forest

Lion farming in South Africa: fresh evidence adds weight to fears of link with illegal bone trade

To help prevent legal trade being used as a cover for illegal trade, farms should be required to stop breeding more lions. In addition, proper …

More than Rs 25 crore for Asiatic lions unspent despite 331 deaths

Positions of forest guards, veterinarians and foresters are lying vacant and a vaccine is yet to be developed

All wild Asiatic lions in Gujarat to be screened for disease

The move comes after 11 lions died in just 8 days

‘Nearly 200 Asiatic lions died in and around Gir in 2016 & 2017’

Gujarat government reveals figures on the floor of the state Assembly

Gir awaits locally made CDV vaccine for lions, experts divided on outcome

Lions vaccinated earlier still in captivity; experts fear similar fate this time as well

92 lions already dead in Gir this year, report flags

Union govt was aware of high mortality even as PM Modi played up rise in count 

Project Lion: Proposal identifies 6 relocation sites apart from Kuno-Palpur

The proposal seeks to create free ranging lion populations within Gujarat and in India to counter lack of genetic diversity within Asiatic lions

‘Those who have endangered the Asiatic Lion’s future, have to be held accountable’

Experts say the only take away from the recent deaths of lions in Gir is that a second home for them can no longer be delayed

Lion protection fee paid by tourists could help stop trophy hunting – South African study

Popular public opinion is against trophy hunting, but how could the financial revenue that it generates be replaced?

11 lions killed in a week in Kenya as climate-linked human-wildlife conflicts escalate 

Climate change, changing land use and human, livestock and wildlife population increase are major drivers 

DTE Exclusive: Govt report blames half of Gir lion deaths in January-May this year on diseases

The other half died of natural causes, snake bite, electrocution and by falling into wells

73 elephants, 4 lions run over by trains in 4 years along with 63,000 other animals: CAG report

Report found that preventive measures circulated to zonal railways to prevent animal deaths had not been implemented even after 10 years

Lion attacks rise

Population, poverty making Tanzanians preys, says study

There is hope for the West African Lion; World Wildlife Day 2023 throws up pleasant surprise

‘Florence’, a 9-10 year-old lioness, has been photographed and video graphed with her third litter of three cubs