ナショナルジオグラフィックのインスタグラム(natgeo) - 10月7日 20時00分

Photo by @stevewinterphoto | If you are in San Antonio this Sunday please come to the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts at 4PM for my Nat Geo LIVE presentation “On the Trail of Big Cats"

Here is a mom and her cubs in the @africanparksnetwork @Zakouma_National_Park. Just 100 years ago there may have been as many as 500,000 lions which roamed the African continent but today there it is estimated that as few as 16,000 - 30,000 remain, and research by lion biologist Hans Bauer and colleagues suggests lions in much of west, east and central Africa will decline by 50% in the next two decades if something dramatic is not done! The biggest threats facing lions in Africa are poaching of their prey and retaliatory killings by farmers when lions eat their cattle! There is also an emerging threat of lions being used in Chinese medicine as tigers become rarer. @wildaid "When the buying stops the killing can too”

Poisonings and poaching are the main threats to lions across their East African range. Most lion populations in East, Central and West Africa are declining so the time to act is now.
There are fewer than 20,000 lions left in Africa, down from 200,000 just 100 years ago - and their long-term future remains in question: they are threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation, lack of prey, unsustainable hunting and now poaching for their skins, bones, claws and other body parts. But projects like these show how with determination, political will, community support, and simply envisioning a better future, we can bring this species back as well as protect our last wild landscapes, benefiting both wildlife and people, and creating a better existence for all. To learn more about this project and other inspiring conservation stories from across Africa, please follow @AfricanParksNetwork
#follow me @stevewinterphoto to see more images from my work with @ナショナルジオグラフィック and Thanks!! @stevewinterphoto @ナショナルジオグラフィック @natgeochannel @natgeowild @thephotosociety @africanparksnetwork #lion #lionstrong #livingwithlions #bigcatsforlife #startwith1thing

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