These subspecies, though lesser known, are crucial to the broad range of the lion population. From the more widely known African lion to lesser-known subspecies such as the Asiatic lion ...

IUCN's Green Status assessment reveals lion's 'Largely Depleted' status, with expert Ravi Chellam discussing conservation ...

The zoo said scientific studies in 2017 showed that of the two distinct subspecies of African lion - Northern and Southern - Northern lions faced greater threats in the wild and were therefore "in ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – When you journey through Africa at Fort Wayne Zoo this year, you’ll find one of the newest faces at the zoo: African lion Kiume {cue-MAY}. He’s only been on exhibit ...

Whipsnade Zoo recently welcomed a second litter of the rare northern African lion cubs, bringing the ... breeding programme for their threatened subspecies. The eight-week-old cubs, who are ...

The Birmingham Zoo introduced male lion Josh to Akili, hoping the animals would become companions following the death of the lioness' former partner Staff members at the Birmingham Zoo are ...

The zoo said African lion populations were declining in the wild as a result of farming, housing, hunting and resource extraction. When the new cubs are 10 weeks old, their sexes will be confirmed ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The Fort Wayne Zoo will open for its 60th season with a new African lion. Kiume (pronounced Cue-MAY) is a 13-year-old male from John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, ...

A zoo has welcomed the arrival of four newborn lion cubs, which has boosted the size of its pride to 10. The litter of rare northern African lions was the second batch to be born recently at ...