AFRICAN LION Brothers
Panthera leo
©Mick Tsikas/Reuters
Twelve-year-old male lion brothers, Tonyi (left) and Tombo, rest on their backs at the Werribee Open Range Zoo. The zoo aims to provide visitors a taste of the African savannah on a 556-acre (225-hectare) plot of land located about a 30-minute drive west of Melbourne.
The plight of Lions—Conservation begins at Home:
The population of lions has dropped from about 350,000 to an estimated 25,000 in a 15 year span. Lion hunts in South Africa are worth more than 90 million dollar (£60 million) a year says the Professional Hunters Association. 16,394 foreign hunters (more than half of which fly from the US) killed 46,000+ animals from Sept. 2006 - Sept. 2007. Trophy hunter is worth $91.2 million a year and foreign tourist sometimes pay up to $40,000 to shoot a lion. The government supports hunting because of its revenue. Provincial government sell permits to kill rhinos, lions, elephants, and giraffes. 1,050 lions were killed in 2008. White Lion hopes to give people second thoughts about participating in these events.
Fact Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Richardson_%28zoologist%29
http://National Geographic
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