This is driven by a number of reasons, including the loss of prey through unsustainable hunting and human and wildlife conflict. In 2023, Whipsnade Zoo received two north African lionesses Waka ...

In 2023, Whipsnade Zoo became home to two north African lionesses, Waka and Winta, and male Malik. The conservation zoo now has a pride of six lions with the arrival of Winta’s three cubs.

These studies recognised that there are in fact two distinct subspecies of African lion, Northern and Southern, with Northern lions facing greater threats in the wild and therefore in most need of ...

Whipsnade Zoo’s trio of 14-week-old Northern African lion cubs have had their first health check, allowing their excited keepers to finally learn the sexes of the conservation zoo’s newest ...

Staff at Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire said 11-week-old cubs were doing well but one of the males had a heart murmur and the other was not walking as expected. The Northern African triplets were ...