Human–wildlife coexistence is often far from straightforward, with predators particularly hard hit: their numbers tend to fall sharply in areas close to human settlements, fields and pastureland. This ...

Kevin Richardson shares a detailed look at spotted hyenas and explains why they are often misunderstood. Their clans are ...

Predators balance water needs and human presence: Lions linger near waterholes, hyenas seek cover by Sydney Barrilleaux, University of Georgia edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors' ...

For decades, researchers believed hyenas tracked lions to scavenge the lions' kills. A new study suggests otherwise.

Lions and spotted hyenas: two species of social predator that rule the African plains. But for Kevin Richardson, these fearsome carnivores are among his best friends. Now his lions and hyenas are ...

Spotted hyenas in Ethiopian cities act as informal sanitation workers, removing large amounts of organic waste each night. By consuming carcasses, they help reduce disease risk and prevent significant ...

As it turns out, hyenas don't want anything to do with lions—if anything, it's the lions that won't leave the hyenas alone.

In Syria, the striped hyena is being killed as much for what people believe about it as for anything it actually does.