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No Longer King of the Jungle: New Fund to Aid Africa’s Lions

August 11, 2017

By Wildlife Conservation Network

Read the full article here.

Senegal’s Niokolo-Koba National Park is home to fewer than 50 lions after years of poaching decimated not only them but their prey as well. Local fetish markets—where small patches of lion skin are sold for $10—and the increasing demand for lion bones in a thriving Asian market have put undue pressure on these majestic felines. Sightings have become so rare that it once took researchers conducting a lion survey in the area two months before they spotted one of the big cats.

But all hope is not lost. Conservationists believe the park could one day rebound.

Through the Lion Recovery Fund, a new initiative launched yesterday by WCN in partnership with the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, Senegal’s lions can be saved, and lion populations could one day rebound to 500!

“Lions in Africa are facing a whole range of human threats that are increasing in scope as the human and livestock populations grow,” said Peter Lindsey, conservation initiatives director for the Wildlife Conservation Network.

Learn more about the Lion Recovery Fund here.

Read the full article here.

Photography credit: Philipp Henschel/Panthera
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