According to Kabesiime, the survival and welfare of lions and other iconic carnivores in Africa was in jeopardy amid caged rearing, trophy hunting and habitat loss. She urged African governments to support community-driven conservation of lions as opposed to captive breeding that was fueling the sp...
The exercise is being carried out by the KWS and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). KWS Director General Kitili Mbathi said the wildlife agency had put in place short and long-term management measures for lion conservation in the Nairobi National Park. "These range from fence ...
The bigger picture is to combine these non-invasive indices to derive a general scoring system that can be used to quantify the fitness of big cats in managed environments, which can significantly assist with encouraging positive animal welfare approaches. Keywords: Positive Welfare; Stress; Eye ...
Conservation conflictLion trade ( Panthera leo )Inductive researchComplex problemsConservation debates, fuelled by social media, are becoming increasingly polarised, especially where animal conservation and welfare are concerned. This study reveals how the 'evidence-based approach' founded on scientific ...
by Dr. Luke Hunter, Executive Vice President of Panthera Many conservationists, animal-lovers and commentators have applauded the efforts of a consortium of wildlife and animal welfare organizations fighting to add the African lion as an endangered species under U.S. law. If successful, the ...
the Middle East and India. Today, because of habitat loss and rapid human population growth, only about 20,000 African lions are thought to remain in the wild, according toPanthera, an organization devoted to the conservation of the world’s 40 species of wild cats. The lion is already ext...
To Walk with Lions is not just a movie about wildlife conservation; it also explores the complexities of human relationships. The film offers a glimpse into the lives of the people who dedicate themselves to animal welfare, and the sacrifices they make in order to do what they believe is rig...
percent of each animal’s body weight, and any residue on the sea lions’ fur was expected to come off with the next molt. The team got their procedure approved by the University of Adelaide’s Animal Ethics Committee as well as government groups related to animal ...
The origin, current diversity and future conservation of the modern lion (Panthera leo) We find the sub-Saharan African lions are basal among modern lions, supporting a single African origin model of modern lion evolution, equivalent to the ......
challenge for wildlife, in Africa too, lions have found their living spaces disturbed and sometimes have to prey on livestock, hence causing financial loss to the locals. Observing such a predicament, Zhuo devised a set of sustainable wildlife conservation measures that was based on local welfare....