Cecil (c. 2002 – 2 July 2015) was a male African lion (Panthera leo leo) who lived primarily in the Hwange National Park in Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe. He was being studied and tracked by a research team of the University of Oxford as part of a long-term study.

Aug 9, 2021 · The lion, part of the Kope Lion project at the Ngorongoro Conservation Area—a protected wildlife site home to lions, wildebeests and zebras—killed the three children and injured another on...

Nov 22, 2024 · The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reported an incident from Iron County where a deer hunter killed a mountain lion.

May 13, 2023 · Loonkiito, possibly one of the oldest lions in the world, has been killed in Kenya at the age of 19, conservation organization Lion Guardians said.

May 15, 2023 · One of Kenya's oldest wild lions was killed by herders and the government has expressed concern as six more lions were speared at another village on Saturday, resulting in the "retaliatory...

Mar 17, 2025 · A mountain lion was hit and killed by a driver Monday morning along the 118 Freeway in Simi Valley. Experts say the region is the big cat's natural habitat.

Dec 16, 2024 · A Longview police officer hit and killed a mountain lion with his patrol car, marking the second such incident in Texas this month.

Jul 28, 2015 · Cecil, a well-known male lion, living in Hwange Game Reserve, in Zimbabwe was lured away from the sanctuary of the park and killed by an illegal party of big game hunters July 1, 2015, according...

Nov 19, 2024 · According to the Missouri Department of Conservation, the hunter was deer hunting in Iron County over the weekend when they killed a mountain lion.

Mar 23, 2024 · California wildlife officials confirmed Sunday night that the mountain lion killed after a fatal attack Saturday that left a 21-year-old man dead in a remote part of El Dorado County was the...