Lady Liuwa died of natural causes on August 9, 2017, just one day before World Lion Day.
Lady Liuwa's exact age is unknown, but it is believed she was 17 years old, an extraordinary feat for a wild lion hunting and surviving on her own.
Due to years of poaching and illegal trophy hunting, lions were completely eradicated from Liuwa Plain in the 1990s, except for one lioness - Lady Liuwa.