I am a conservation biologist at the University of Granada, Spain, and I quickly realized the importance of preserving these forgotten animals ... The Sahara is one of the most endangered ...

Its bite can lead to paralysis or death without antivenom. The African Lion, powerful and fast, is one of the desert’s top predators. A lion’s attack can be fatal to both prey and humans.

A million years ago, researchers have found, an extinct species of human relatives known as Homo erectus thrived in a harsh desert landscape ... way they searched for animal carcasses to scavenge ...

the world’s largest tropical desert, the Sahara, has suffered a catastrophic decline in megafauna”, the authors concluded. Durant et al. (2013). Animals like the Addax antelope, the Dama ...