Photo Of The Day Contest, “Behind Those Lion Eyes”

“Behind Those Lion Eyes” Photo Credit: Sean Braine Hobatere, Namibia (located on the Western Edge of Etosha National Park) Pictured here is perhaps the most famous and revered of all African wildlife, the Lion (Panthera leo).  Lions are the second Continue Reading

Bringing Conservation Into Focus: The Last Lions

In the new wildlife adventure, The Last Lions, filmmakers Dereck and Beverly Joubert follow the epic journey of a lioness named Ma di Tau (“Mother of Lions”) as she battles to protect her cubs against a daunting onslaught of enemies in Continue Reading

Photo of the Day

  “I’m warning you, fly!” Photo credit: John Deakin (photo taken in Etosha National Park, Namibia)

Lions Targeted For Chinese ‘Medicines’ As Tigers Become Increasingly Scarce

As wild tiger populations dwindle, poachers are turning to lions to feed the insatiable Chinese appetite for ‘potions’ made from big cat bones. Conservationists are sounding the alarm about a disturbing development in the fight to save wildlife from poaching: Continue Reading