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One lion breeder told me he would take legal action to defend his livelihood. Anti-hunting campaigners in South Africa say that big game hunting is a dark stain on South Africa’s hard won ...

Although the commercial captive breeding and canned hunting of lions remains legal, though poorly regulated in South Africa, the export of lion skeletons - including claws and teeth – was ...

PAARL, South Africa — Freya, a 6-month-old lion cub rescued from the wildlife trade in Lebanon, poked a curious nose out of her transport crate and sniffed the air.

PAARL, South Africa — Freya, a 6-month-old lion cub rescued from the wildlife trade in Lebanon, poked a curious nose out of her transport crate and sniffed the air.

Between 8,000 and 12,000 lions are kept on about 350 farms across South Africa, according to estimates by animal rights groups that regularly denounce the conditions in which the animals are held.

Cape Town (AFP) – South Africa on Wednesday laid out plans to phase out the captive breeding of lions for hunting purposes as the country moves to ban the controversial business.

Lion protection fee We surveyed people who had previously visited South Africa, or who would consider visiting in the future. We drew respondents from overseas countries and from the African ...

Lion protection fees paid by tourists could pave the way for a responsible transition away from trophy hunting without affecting the communities that rely on hunting revenue.

South Africa: Lion Protection Fee Paid By Tourists Could Help Stop Trophy Hunting - South African Study Simon Greenwood / Unsplash (File photo) 4 October 2023 ...

The establishment of new lion farms will be banned in South Africa, which is trying to close an industry that has seen thousands of the predatory big cats bred and kept in captivity.