by ACF | Mar 14, 2014 | Big Cats, Conservation Threats
On the 15th March 2014, people across the globe are marching for Lions. The aim of the march is to raise awareness about the South African “canned hunting” industry. Canned hunting is a practice that is legal in South Africa, where lions get bred in captivity, hand... 
by ACF | Mar 3, 2014 | Big Cats, Wildlife News
On 15th March a Global Protest March for Lions will take place in cities around the world. This MEMORANDUM OF PROTEST explains why. This document will be printed out and handed over by marchers in 55 cities. CANNED HUNTING IN SOUTH AFRICA – A NATIONAL DISGRACE CITES,... 
by ACF | Jan 26, 2014 | Big Cats, Wildlife News
African Parks is delighted to announce that two lion cubs have been born in Liuwa Plain National Park in Zambia – the first birth of lion cubs in the park for well over 10 years. They were born three to four weeks ago to the protégé of the park’s famous... 
by ACF | Oct 25, 2013 | Big Cats
Avaaz today welcomed the news that South Africa’s High Court has ruled that Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) acted unconstitutionally when they censored Avaaz’s advertising campaign at OR Tambo International Airport which called on President Zuma to... 
by ACF | Aug 7, 2013 | Big Cats
Conventional wisdom holds that East Africa’s Maasai pastoralists hunt lions for two distinct reasons: to retaliate against lions that kill livestock or to engage in a cultural rite of passage. But that view reflects mistranslations of Maasai terms and a... 
by ACF | Jul 9, 2013 | Big Cats
First film ever about newly discovered lions in Ethiopia who could be shot dead as they are seen as a threat to locals. Although African lions are ‘King of the Jungle’ they are actually never seen in rainforests, but recent photographs have revealed a...