Today is World Lion Day, and wildlife needs your help
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photograph by SIRAJ AHMED |
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Dear Friend,
Today is World Lion Day! A day to celebrate the beauty, strength, and importance of one of nature’s most iconic species—and a moment to take action.
Lions and big cats around the world are facing many threats in the wild due to habitat loss and fragmentation; the largest contributor to this decline is conflict with humans. But together, we can help protect them and their ecosystems.
You can help protect them by joining the National Geographic Society as a Contributing Member for World Lion Day! And, for a limited time, your gift will go 2X as far thanks to a matching gift provided by a generous Society donor.
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Lion populations across Africa have fallen by nearly 50% since 2005. If the trend continues, they could be completely extinct in just 25 years.
Lions help to prevent an overpopulation of herds and herbivores that would overgraze and degrade habitats and even change landscapes from lush savannas to deserts. Their decline would disrupt nature’s delicate balance and could have major ramifications for our environment and the availability of natural resources humans and wildlife depend on for survival.
But with your help, National Geographic Explorers are harnessing the power of science and storytelling to protect lions. By understanding the challenges they face, we can build innovative solutions that benefit not just lions but the wildlife — and humans — who live alongside them.
Your gift will help protect lions and other wildlife by supporting Explorers like: |
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National Geographic Explorer Shivani Bhalla, a conservationist and fourth-generation Kenyan promoting coexistence between people and lions. She is a founder and executive director of Ewaso Lions, which helps promote coexistence between people and lions who share habitats. Ewaso Lions’ community-led programs, which involve young tribal warriors as well as women and children, have helped dramatically change local attitudes about lions. |
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National Geographic Explorer Jeneria Lekilelei, who joined Ewaso Lions at just 19 years old. Jeneria designed Ewaso Lions’ flagship outreach program, Warrior Watch, which engages Samburu warriors in lion conservation. Jeneria’s local knowledge and connections have been key to the organization’s success, and part of the reason lion populations in the region have grown to their highest numbers in more than a decade. |
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National Geographic Explorer Matthew Smith Becker, a conservation biologist and the CEO and Programme Director of the Zambian Carnivore Programme (ZCP). In collaboration with the Zambia Department of National Parks and Wildlife and other partners, ZCP conducts long-term conservation work on lions and other large carnivores while providing employment, training, and advanced education to current and future Zambian conservation leaders. |
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David Glass
Vice President, Annual Giving
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