Thursday, January 22, 2015

Breaking the Cycle: Lions Eat Livestock; Farmers Kill Lions - Shivani Bhalla

Approximately one hundred Kenyan lions are dying every year due to an ongoing difference in opinion with local farmers. The lions like to eat livestock; farmers don't agree that this is a good idea. Shivani Bhalla, a National Geographic explorer with the Big Cats Initiative is working with locals to save the cats through community outreach and education. She has rebuilt the local population to 45 individuals, up from 15 cats after she lost nearly an entire pride due to conflict with locals.

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