A 6-month-old lion cub named Freya who was rescued from the wildlife trade in Lebanon has been relocated to a sanctuary in South Africa.

The lions -- rescued among a total of 48 animals from Sudan’s capital, Khartoun, the heart of the conflict -- have been transferred to the LionsRock Big Cat Sanctuary.

KENYA -- Loonkiito, possibly one of the oldest lions in the world, has been killed in Kenya at the age of 19, conservation organization Lion Guardians said. The lion was killed on Wednesday by the ...

The Barbary lion once roamed freely its native northern Africa, but is currently extinct in the wild. A zoo in the Czech ...

One of the oldest wild lions in Africa went hunting for an easy meal and was speared to death by a livestock herder, conservation organization says ...

Six young lions were recently rescued after being dumped by owners in the streets of Kuwait City – where it is illegal to have them as pets – and in the desert. Known as the "Kuwait 6," Muheeb ...

South African authorities are trying to recapture a pride of 14 lions that escaped from the world famous Kruger National Park.

Five-year-old Pulsing Ajnera was playing with his brothers in a field near their home in the western Indian state of Gujarat, when a lion “came out of nowhere,” his grieving father told CNN.

For years, industry critics have argued that South Africa’s captive lions are inbred—but a new study shows that may not be the case.

Loonkiito, possibly one of the oldest lions in the world, has been killed in Kenya at the age of 19, conservation organization Lion Guardians said.

By Amarachi Orie, CNN Loonkiito, possibly one of the oldest lions in the world, has been killed in Kenya at the age of 19, conservation organization Lion Guardians said. The lion was killed on ...