Once the pride of North Africa, the Barbary lion was thought to be extinct in the wild – but could it still survive today? In ...

A century ago there were roughly 200,000 lions in existence. Now, there are thought to be fewer than 23,000. What's more, while lions are yet to go extinct, several subspecies have been wiped out ...

Barbary lions originally roamed northern Africa, from Morocco to Egypt. But they were declared extinct in the wild in 1922, after centuries of over-exploitation and habitat destruction by humans. Some ...

The Barbary lion which once roamed in North Africa freely is now extinct in the wild. It was one of the largest subspecies of lions, with a dark, heavy mane darker than other lions.

Now, folks can come visit these incredible barbary lions in person at the ranch. That’s the only place they can be seen because this type of lion is extinct in the wild.

It's basically Tinder for Barbary Lions and other endangered animals," he laughs. Lara Clarke, the senior lion keeper at the zoo, says: "Things don't look great for the Barbary Lion.