*Please read this article........... blog.sunsafaris/2013/06/07/territories-and-farmland-are-overlapping-resulting-in-the-loss-of-lion-lives/ Dereck Joubert, National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence and founder of the Big Cats Initiative, speaks of the almost entire loss of lions in West Africa, where there remain less than 500. When asked about the most destructive forces facing lions in Africa, he answers with, “Habitat – slash and burn farming especially in West Africa kills predators, kills wildlife and then leaves the land bare. In all cases I think we can cite ignorance, lack of respect and greed.” The lions in West Africa are genetically unique and are the closest in relation to the Asiatic lion, whose future is even more perilous than that of the African Lion. On the opposite side of the continent, David Bristow speaks of Kenya’s population issues when asked about the primary reason for lions’ endangerment: “Human population growth leading to habitat destruction… Kenya is currently the worst case scenario – more people, more cattle and wheat-fields, less natural habitat and fewer lions.”
Posted on: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:05:33 +0000
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