Lion where is save as

This means they have a high risk of extinction in the wild. To secure lions and other large carnivores in the wild, we must therefore make their conservation valuable to the people who share the landscape with them. We work with local communities and conservation partners to create landscapes where both large carnivores and local people can thrive. Read more about our innovative Coexistence Co-op Program. Viable populations of wild lions, or any other pinnacle carnivore species, need a healthy habitat , abundant wild prey populations and tolerant people and livestock.

This is what we call a Lion Landscape. The preferred prey of African lions are medium and large herbivores like wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, gemsbok and giraffe. Due to the large size of these species, lions often require teamwork to take them down. However, when wild prey populations decrease, lions turn to livestock which creates human-wildlife conflict. Our Co-existence programmes help local communities to better protect their livestock to avoid predation.

In Zambia we have partnered with BioCarbon Partners, the Lion Recovery Fund, National Geographic's Big Cats Initiative and the Darwin Initiative to develop Lion Carbon - a premium carbon offset, which gives local communities meaningful income in return for long-term wildlife and habitat protection agreements. Giving biodiversity value to local people and increasing the capacity to sustainably manage that diversity is at the core of this program.

Every purchase promotes human-wildlife coexistence, supporting real-life conservation efforts by Lion Landscapes, helping to save vulnerable African lions whilst protecting community livelihoods in Africa.

All proceeds go to our conservation programmes in the field. In addition to the reintroduction of African lion in , black rhinos were brought back in and elephants followed in , and along with 2, other game animals to fully revive the park. Today, Majete is helping to repopulation other reserves in the country, and together with the Lion Recovery Fund, the Dutch Government and the DNPW we are working on meta-population dynamics to restore lions in Malawi.

Akagera National Park With poaching essentially halted, Akagera's lion pride has tripled in size since being reintroduced in in collaboration with the RDB and with support from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation. In , we were also able to bring back rhinos after a year absence. Akagera is a true success story for Rwanda and for conservation in Africa.

Breeding populations of lions had been absent from the park for at least 20 years due to poaching, but now with adequate park security, wildlife are protected, tourism is on the rise, and communities are benefiting from employment, tourism and other community projects.

Zakouma National Park Zakouma has undergone a complete transformation in the past nine years. Their padded feet make barely a sound on soft grass and sand. And their tan-colored coats blend into their natural habitat. Lions can see six times better in the dark than humans!

They have a reflective layer of cells at the back of their eyes. Animals and surroundings appear brighter in the dark. Lions are not picky eaters. Lions hunt in groups, improving their chances of success against larger prey. Group hunts are carefully orchestrated events. For example, each lioness takes on a different role. Then they attack. Lions once dominated the African landscape—their territories stretched from north of the Sahara to the South African Cape.

Although less known than the African lion and often confused with the latter, the Asian lion lives in the forests of India, a country where only individuals remain in the wild. Still lower than the African lion… Unlike the latter, the Asian lions do not form harems: the two sexes live in separate troops. A symbol of strength and power, the Asian lion is also on the verge of extinction, a victim of hunting and the disappearance of the savannah, its natural habitat.

The territory of the Asiatic lion is in constant reduction, whereas it lived several years from India to Morocco, passing by Europe. However, since , the Asian lion population seems to be slowly but surely increasing for the first time in many years. France, too, was able to participate in this momentum. A hope for the survival of this threatened species….

Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Save the lion.