As undeveloped lands are cleared, predators lose access to prey and shelter, forcing them to venture outside their habitats. Residents living nearby may face safety risks when facing wild animals, ...

This year, in what it calls a “study,” Utah’s Division of Wildlife Resources is killing off mountain lions in an effort to increase mule deer herds. It has hired trappers from the Utah Department of ...

Mountain lions have little or nothing to do with the decline of Utah’s mule deer,” writes Ted Williams in an op-ed. “Predator populations are limited by available prey.” ...

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Just weeks after a mountain lion wandered into San Francisco, state officials voted to permanently protect populations of the ...

Lions stand among the most formidable apex predators on Earth, earning their legendary title as the “King of the Jungle.” But their power and ferocity extend beyond their reputation in the wild. In ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. When people think of lions, the image that comes to mind is ...

Evaluation of the main hypotheses proposed for the causes of decline and failure to recover of the western Steller sea lion population depends on understanding how food web linkages affect sea lions.