(Bloomberg) -- South Africa's cabinet approved a phased end to the captive breeding of lions and rhinos as the country seeks to end practices that have sullied its reputation as a custodian of some of ...

CHENNAI: After years of struggling with a shrinking lion population and the absence of a compatible breeding pair, the Arignar Anna Zoological Park in Vandalur is preparing to revive its captive ...

In South Africa an estimated 8,000 lions are bred and kept in captivity for commercial purposes in more than 350 facilities. This is far more than the country's wild population, estimated at 3,500 ...

South Africa on Wednesday laid out plans to phase out the captive breeding of lions for hunting purposes as the country moves to ban the controversial business. The practice of breeding big cats to ...

A new research paper published in the scientific journal Nature Conservation has uncovered concerning activities within South Africa’s captive lion industry, shedding light on the urgent need for ...

I recently co-authored a new peer-reviewed study that has delivered another blow to South Africa’s controversial commercial captive lion industry, finding no solid evidence that breeding lions in ...

South Africa’s commercial captive lion breeding industry remains legal and largely operational more than five years after the government committed to phasing it out. The conservation and animal ...

South Africa exported thousands of captive-bred lion skeletons to Asian markets – but never studied whether the trade fuelled demand, enabled laundering or increased pressure on wild lions.

CHENNAI: After years of struggling with a shrinking lion population and the absence of a compatible breeding pair, the Arignar Anna Zoological Park at Vandalur is preparing to revive its captive ...