Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The name “lion” doesn’t only apply to the king of the ...

Cape lions used to roam the Cape Flats grassland plains of South Africa, in what is now known as Western Cape Providence. When Europeans arrived in South Africa in the mid-1600s, Cape lions, along ...

A new generation of lion collars in Tanzania's Serengeti shows that human-wildlife encounters are becoming increasingly ...

For decades, a lion's roar was thought to be a single, familiar sound. But hidden inside that iconic call is a second, long-overlooked "intermediary roar" that reveals a more complex vocal landscape ...

"Maybe they can cope, maybe not, but it's a very red flag." ...

An extinct species of lion once interbred with its modern cousins, suggests a new study. Analysis of multiple genomes from the extinct cave lion has revealed that it represented a "highly distinct" ...

California is now mandating all state agencies to protect mountain lions in Southern California and the Central Coast. The California Fish and Game Commission Thursday voted unanimously to designate ...

For three hours, wildlife biologist and filmmaker Denise Peterson sat beside a busy Utah trail watching a young female ...