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.

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 ...

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, ...

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, ...

A hunting TV show host who used social media to share a photo of herself posing with a lion she killed in South Africa has sparked outrage among animal rights advocates who want to have her banned ...

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 ...

"The Kalahari is not like the Kruger National Park in South Africa, which is rich with vegetation, it is very harsh and dry," he said. "There are extreme arid regions where only the fittest survive.

South Africa maintains that its legal hunting industry adheres to international agreements and actually contributes to the welfare of species, including lion, elephant and rhino.

The recent killing of Zimbabwe's beloved Cecil the lion, at the hands of an American hunter, has ignited a firestorm of controversy in neighboring South Africa, a top destination for hunters ...

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.