Lions face a variety of threats. Humans are one of the biggest, according to new research from the University of Georgia.

West Mathewson, 68, was roughhousing with the 400-pound white lions, Demi and Tanner, when they turned on him Wednesday in their enclosure at Lion Tree Top Lodge near Hoedspruit, the Telegraph ...

Roughly 95 percent of the mammals living among lions are more afraid of human voices than the big cats or hunting sounds. [Related: The rare case of a lioness with a mane.] The study focused on ...

A conservationist and lodge owner was mauled to death by two 400lb white lions after the animals "had a falling out" while wrestling and turned on him. The big cats, named Tanner and Demi ...

Officials believed the 1.5- to 2-year-old female lion had “lost all fear of humans and had become a threat to human health and safety.” Parks and Wildlife investigated the most recent incident ...