Lions

Seeing The Tiger Next Door

Stewart Nusbaumer | Posted 11.12.2009 | Entertainment


Stewart Nusbaumer

Is Dennis Hill a nut case for boarding people-eating cats in his backyard? Or is Dennis merely a genuine individualist doing his thing?

Deer Jumps Into Lion Cage At DC Zoo (VIDEO): Animal Escapes, But Is Put Down

Posted 11.08.2009 | Green


A wild deer jumped into the lion enclosure at the National Zoo in Washington D.C. on Sunday and inspired onlookers as it fought to escape from the big...

EMA's: Introducing the Legacy Award

Kevin George | Posted 11.09.2009 | Green


Kevin George

The Legacy Award celebrates a vision of bringing environmental messages into entertainment -- television, film and music -- to educate and motivate the public.

We Could All Use a Bye Week

Roger I. Abrams | Posted 11.02.2009 | Entertainment


Roger I. Abrams

What then might amuse those football fans whose team has already fallen into the dumper? You can adopt another club just for the 2009 season. Toss them overboard and pick a winner.

10 Cute Animal Couples (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | ThienVinh Nguyen | Posted 10.20.2009 | Green


While experts assert that many animal species are not monogamous, there's no denying that some animals just know how to look cute and affectionate as ...

The Deadliest Animals...Which Scares You Most? (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 10.17.2009 | Green


We love to think of ourselves as kings and queens of the jungle, but there are many dangerous and deadly animals out there who kill humans -- intentio...

Walking with Lions: The Myth of Conservation

Panthera | Posted 09.30.2009 | Green


Panthera

The 'lion encounter' industry is only that -- an industry. Churning out cubs for photo opportunities is a great revenue earner but none of those cubs are set free.

Saving the Big Cats: One Woman's Safe Haven for Abused and Abandoned Lions and Tigers and Cougars, Oh My!

Carrie Pollare | Posted 09.28.2009 | Green


Carrie Pollare

I didn't know the extent of abuse, neglect and abandonment of exotic felines that exists in this country. In the state of Texas, alone, there are more tigers in captivity than there are wild tigers left in the entire world.

Dave Salmoni Spends 6 Months With Wild Lions In Africa, Armed With Only A Cane And Pepper Spray (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Katherine Goldstein | Posted 09.12.2009 | Green


Dave Salmoni, star of the new Animal Planet Show Into The Pride, stopped by The Today Show to talk about his daring and up-close encounters with wild ...

Why Living with Big Cats is Critical for Future Generations

Panthera | Posted 05.16.2009 | Green


Panthera

Wildlife conservation will succeed only when local people are convinced that their lives are tangibly improved as a result of having wild animals around them.

Cheap American Pesticides Killing Africa's Lions (VIDEO)

60 Minutes | Posted 04.30.2009 | Green


Last night's "60 Minutes" featured a piece on why some experts believe that Africa's lions are in danger of going extinct. The lions have had a rocky...

Kevin Richardson, The Lion Whisperer

Sky News | Posted 04.20.2009 | Green


We cowered behind the fence, fearing that our day filming with the famed "lion whisperer" of South Africa was about to come to an abrupt and bloody en...

It's Not Just Chimps: Americans Have 7,000 Pet Tigers

Keith Thomson | Posted 03.21.2009 | Green


Keith Thomson

The Captive Wild Animal Protection Coalition estimates that as many as 7,000 tigers are currently kept as pets in the United States--that's more tigers than currently inhabit all the wilds of Asia.

Rare White Lions Born In Belgrade (VIDEO)

Telegraph/AP | Posted 01.12.2009 | Green


via The Daily Telegraph The rare breed has not been seen in the wild since 1994 in South Africa and is now deliberately bred in zoos, where the publi...