HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Two Zimbabweans arrested for illegally hunting a protected lion named Cecil were in court on Wednesday as anger at the kill by an American dentist escalated. “If, as has been ...

A male lion photographed in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe. Whenever a lion or elephant or some other animal that has been named by the general public is hunted, there is an immediate furor across the ...

Conservation advocates are raising an alarm about a bill to allow mountain lion hunting in Oklahoma. The Wildlife Committee on Monday unanimously recommended passing the bill. It will advance to a ...

Despite persistent calls from wildlife advocates to alter its practices around mountain lion hunting, Colorado Parks and Wildlife is staying the course. On Thursday, the agency’s commission followed ...

Since 1973, Wyoming has managed mountain lions in a way that promotes their existence, using regulations that have allowed the native felines to bounce back from extreme scarcity. Cougars were once ...

Wyoming’s nearly two-decade-old mountain lion management plan lays out three primary strategies for the native felines. Areas where lions exist at healthy, natural densities that are managed for ...

Luke Worthington has chased lions in Wyoming’s mountains with his ragtag pack of seven hounds for almost 20 years. His 16-year-old daughter doesn’t know what life would be like without the barking and ...

A new bill making its way through the Oklahoma legislature would create a raffle system for mountain lions in the state. Zach Key via Unsplash Mountain lion hunting has been banned in Oklahoma for ...