JOHANNESBURG Big game hunting is big business in South Africa. But, so far, the country is rejecting efforts to ban the controversial practice of “canned lion” hunting. These kings of the ...

However, only about 2,800 of South Africa’s lions are wild. Nearly 70% are captive bred, often used as cubs in petting zoos, then sold off to “canned hunting” outfits where foreign trophy ...

Lion hunting in South Africa is a big business, but some groups seem are shooting "canned meat" - animals bred in captivity just to be hunted, the BBC's Alastair Leithead reports.

South Africa is to ban "canned" lion hunts, ending a trade long opposed by conservationists but raising questions over what will happen to thousands of lions purpose-bred for shooting. The policy ...

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's lion hunting industry faces new restrictions as a result of the decision this week by the U.S. government to protect African lions under the Endangered Species Act, ...

As many as 10,000 lions, possibly more, are kept in captivity in South Africa. ... While welcoming the decision to end the petting of lions and captive-bred lion hunting, ...

A private hunting outfit in South Africa has been drawn into a social media storm after a photograph emerged of a Canadian couple kissing next to the corpse of a lion they allegedly shot. Darren ...

South Africa is currently the only country with permission to sell and export lion parts. Following a recent report, the country is moving to end captive hunting and other practices.

The South African government had already announced its intention to ban the breeding of lions for hunting in 2021 and an ad hoc panel has been working on the issue for the past two years.

Lion hunting in South Africa is a big business, but some groups seem are shooting "canned meat" - animals bred in captivity just to be hunted, the BBC's Alastair Leithead reports.