Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lions are synonymous with Africa. These majestic cats have lived side-by-side with humans for hundreds of thousands of years.

As any true crime fan knows, DNA has been groundbreaking in solving criminal cases, both current and cold, for police departments around the nation. Recently, in a first-of-its-kind case, DNA has been ...

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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... State investigators are searching for suspects after the body of an illegally poached mountain lion was found abandoned in a Colorado canyon last week, ...

A recent study concluded that lion poaching poses a significant threat to the survival of the species, Mongabay reported. In the past, other threats to lions were more common. Some were killed by ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The lion population has increased in a major wildlife park in Mozambique partly because heavy poaching of elephants has provided the carnivores with a bounty of carcasses to eat as ...

New DNA technology led to the conviction of lion poachers. Poachers targeted a collared lion, who provided a blood sample when he was collared. Lions continue to be poached for traditional medicinal ...

There are an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 African lions left in the wild. Poaching of African lions increased after it became more difficult to get tiger parts in Southeast Asia. Lions are synonymous ...