King of the Jungle

Nicole Price     

 The Lion is commonly known as 'The King of the Jungle", but they are soon to be King of the dead. I might be making it to be a lot worse than it actually is but the Lion has been recently listed as a 'Vulnerable' species by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (ICNU). Their numbers have rapidly declined to the 20,000's and they have been declared 'Critically Endangered' within West Africa but they are completely extinct in, about, 26 African States.  A lot of the number declines have to do with fragmentation, the rise in poaching, and habitat loss. They are most notably affected by ILLEGAL bushmeat hunting and fur/body part trade.  Bushmeat hunting is where the animal is hunted for human consumption. This is definitely something that we can regulate or even stop entirely. 

The road to recovery starts and ends with us. They could have an impressive recovery if more effort could be put toward better capacity improvements and better fundings for the already existing complexes. A rise in the Lion population could even make them an important asset to rural economies.

https://www.panthera.org/cat/lion

 

Comments

  1. Levi ElfrinkMarch 5, 2021 at 10:57 AM

    Well done on the post. It is sad to see that the king is falling from its rule. Hopefully we can make a difference giving that we still have time to make that change. It’s not just with lions but almost every animal on the planet that seems to be endangered. That might be me over exaggerating but one animal being endangered will lead to others follow closely behind.

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  2. Rasmus SvenssonMarch 6, 2021 at 9:05 AM

    I found this post fascinating. I had no idea that lions were an endangered species. Furthermore, I think that they should protect lions even more against illegal hunters, especially if it affects the rural economies of the country. We are already losing too many species we need to take action to preserve them.

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