Two men unlawfully killed a lion in Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe to sell its parts. Forensic technology provided the proof.

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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A male lion in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe [Getty Images] Lion DNA has been used to successfully prosecute poachers for the ...

By Spoorthy Raman A CSI-style investigation in Zimbabwe helped to successfully prosecute two people for killing a lion and ...

KENTON-ON-SEA, South Africa — At least two suspected poachers have been eaten and mauled to death by lions on a game reserve in South Africa, officials told the BBC. Rangers discovered human remains ...

South African police say a suspected poacher was eaten by a pride of lions at a big game park in the province of Limpopo. The animals "ate his body, nearly all of it, and just left his head and some ...

A new study reveals the alarming rise in targeted lion poaching across Africa, driven by organised criminal networks and the illegal trade in body parts. Urgent conservation measures are needed to pro ...

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 ...