Born Free Foundation - Keep Wildlife in the Wild

In the last decade, African lion numbers have fallen by up to 70% to just 16,500 due to human population growth, habitat loss, and depletion of prey species.  Another reason is trophy hunting; nearly 600 adult lions, mostly males, are legally killed every year.  If immediate and comprehensive action is not taken, the lion will almost certainly go the way of the tiger and become a conservation crisis.  The LCP is a joint initiative between Born Free and the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit at Oxford University. The project gathers data on human impacts on lion populations such as hunting, human wildlife conflict and trade, allowing us to understand which populations are most at threat and why.  The project has also set up indepth case studies on lion trade across sub-Saharan Africa.  Born Free is determined to develop practical strategies to allow lions and farmers to co-exist without conflict and to fight trophy hunting. 

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