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Alexander Braczkowski

Jacob resting in the branches of a large fig tree in Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth National Park, where lions have developed a culture of tree-climbing. Photographed here in 2018, Jacob had not yet lost his leg, but even today he’s still able to climb trees.

This cub is one of eight that died this week in Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth National Park, likely from poisoning.

Two of the eight cubs that died lounge in a candelabra tree. The pride was known to hang out in trees, making them a draw for tourists.

Jimmy Kisembo, a Uganda Wildlife Authority officer, observes a lioness. She too was killed in the suspected poisoning.

One of the lionesses looks out from her perch. Because most female lions have a litter of cubs each year—thus contributing to the overall population—the loss of a reproductive female is more devastating than the loss of a male.