African wild dogs are among the most successful hunters on the planet, with an 80% kill rate that far outpaces lions. They don't need to scavenge. They earn their meals the hard way. Elephants don't ...

Long before agriculture or cities, hunters in southern Africa were already engineering weapons that relied on chemistry as much as sharp stone. New research on tiny stone points from South Africa ...

Adri Kitshoff aims her gun at the antelope and pulls the trigger. Killed in an instant, the animal collapses to the ground. The hunter rests her chin on the gun and closes her eyes in a silent prayer ...

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Hunters longing to shoot big game in the African wild may choose a different target after public backlash against a Minnesota dentist who killed Zimbabwe's Cecil the lion ...

The recent shooting of Cecil the lion may have happened in Zimbabwe, but it’s raising some big questions for a group in nearby South Africa. Since Cecil’s death at the hands of an American dentist ...

Trophy hunting fees help fund conservation. Critics say the benefits are exaggerated and that killing big game animals is ...