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Big cats under threat as demand for bones wine, traditional medicine rises

Lions kept in cages farms in poor conditions for the production of bone wines and traditional medicine in Asian countries. [Photo, Courtesy]

Lions in Kenyan parks and conservancies are suspected to be among those killed or poached and illegally trafficked to South Africa.

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