“big cats”

Arizona hunters may no longer be able to take mountain lions or bobcats, as SB 1182, a bill drafted by Arizona State Sen. Steve Farley (D-Tucson), seeks to end the hunting of the big cats. Backed by a fine of no less than $8,000, and potentially much more, the bill, if passed, would make mountain lions and bobcats a “protected” species.

When you go camping, you're putting yourself smack dab in the middle of nature. When you go camping in Africa, that nature is often full of some of the world's largest, most dangerous critters. A few sightseers in Africa's Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park recently had the wake-up call of a lifetime, courtesy of a couple of the aforementioned critters.

A California woman had a close call earlier this month when a big cat came crashing through the window of her suburban home.

The monies hunters spend and the controlled management of the game they take help many African species thrive.

Dozens of concerned citizens swear they've seen a lion prowling the Milwaukee suburbs. Could such a thing be possible?

The appearance of a cougar on a Nebraska golf course during a high school tournament focuses attention on activists who have prevented earnest hunting seasons for the big cats as their numbers grow.

Bringing the U.S. approach to science-based wildlife management to Zambia is the key to conservation of the species.

Police have credited the drought gripping the West with an increased number of mountain lion sightings in Utah.

Security cameras have captured footage of a mountain lion out for a just-before-dawn stroll through a residential area in Hollywood Hills, Calif.