Lion conservationist Moreangels Mbizah and her colleagues chose the name “Batabilili” for the community guardians they’re training in northern Zimbabwe. The word means “protectors” in the local ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. California officials have voted to list cougars in the Santa Monica Mountains and elsewhere as a threatened species, maintaining ...

SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS — The Santa Cruz Mountains are home to plenty of iconic species, from banana slugs to redwood trees. But the king of the mountains, reigning over rabbits and black-tailed deer, is ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The Audubon Zoo is doing its part to help protect the lion population with its three new cubs. WGNO’s Kenny Lopez talked to a zookeeper about their ongoing lion conservation ...

State wildlife officials estimated hundreds of mountain lions live in the proposed areas. The mountain lions face threats that include habitat loss and fragmentation, rodenticide poisoning and vehicle ...