Lions living in a national park in Namibia have been observed hunting and eating marine creatures, with two prides now regularly feasting on seals, cormorants and the occasional flamingo.

As lions return to hunting fur seals on Namibia's coast, a new geofencing project tries to keep people out of the way.

Several years ago Cecil the lion was killed by Walter Palmer, sparking an international outcry and greater scrutiny of trophy hunting for the heads, skins, or other body parts of wild animals ...

But when I asked if he would support a ban on trophy hunting, even Packer demurred. “It won’t do the lions any good,” said Garth Owen-Smith, Namibia’s leading conservationist.

South Africa maintains that its legal hunting industry adheres to international agreements and actually contributes to the welfare of species, including lion, elephant and rhino.

Conservationist 'Flip' Stander on hunting with lions in Namibia's deserts The Namibia-born, Cambridge-educated conservation expert has been tracking the desert lions of Namibia for 35 years.

Moreover, Stander warned that the "selective and unsustainable shooting and trophy hunting of male lions is detrimental to the social structure and long-term viability of the desert lion population".

Namibia’s unique desert-adapted lions, which eke out a living in the harsh Kunene Region in the country’s north-west, have declined up to 21 percent over the past year due to a drought-induced ...