How do I get involved in the conservation of lions?
How do I get involved in the conservation of lions?
Travel to South Africa, Namibia or Botswana and get hands-on during your volunteer work with lions and other African wildlife. Track lion populations in the wild, collect data and support the important research to protect your favorite big cat. Apply to volunteer at a lion sanctuary today.
What organizations are helping Lions?
In honor of Cecil, here are some organizations, recommended by World Lion Day, where you can direct some of your support:
- National Geographic: Big Cats Initiative.
- Panthera: Project Leonardo.
- International Fund for Animal Welfare.
- Lion Guardians.
- Ruaha Carnivore Project.
- African Parks.
- LionAid.
How can I work with lions and tigers?
The only legitimate ways to work with tigers are:
- Work at a sanctuary that does not buy, breed, sell, trade, handle exotic cats, nor take them off site for exhibition.
- Move to a tiger range country and become a game warden.
- Enable one of the two above.
Can you live with lions?
Keeping wild cats such as tigers, lion, bobcats, and cougars may be illegal where you live (either under local laws or by wider regulations). The future for many big cats is a life of neglect and even abuse when their owners cannot handle them anymore.
What niche do lions fill in their habitat?
hunting
In their native habitats, lions fill the niche of hunting large herbivores found in the arid savannas of Africa.
What niche do lions fill?
hunting large herbivores
What qualifications do I need to work with tigers?
Successful candidate will have
- Have a HND or degree level qualification in a zoological related science or equivalent experience.
- Have extensive knowledge and expertise in animal husbandry and management of carnivore and bear species relevant to the section.
- Have experience of working in a Zoo/Safari park setting.
What degree do you need to work with big cats?
Look for schools with programs available in biology, animal science/technology, veterinary technology, wildlife management, or zoology. While not all positions require a degree, it’s helpful to have a background in animal studies of some sort.
Are lions affectionate?
Lions are most affectionate to their like-sexed companions. Females spend their lives in their mothers’ pride or with their sisters in a new pride; males may only spend a few years in a given pride but remain with their coalition partners throughout their lives.
What is the lifestyle of a lion?
Lions are most active at night and live in a variety of habitats but prefer grassland, savanna, dense scrub, and open woodland.
Where can I volunteer to help Lions in Africa?
Time to step in and volunteer at a lion conservation project or big cat sanctuary! Travel to South Africa, Namibia or Botswana and get hands-on during your volunteer work with lions and other African wildlife. Track lion populations in the wild, collect data and support the important research to protect your favorite big cat.
What is the living with Lions project?
An error occurred while retrieving sharing information. Please try again later. Located on the same lodge that the ITV drama “Wild at Heart” was filmed, the Living with Lions project is an animal sanctuary that aims to look after sick, injured, and orphaned animals that are brought to the project by local authorities and wildlife protection groups.
What is the Lions in the wild programme?
This programme gives our volunteers the chance to have hands-on experience with some of the world’s top predators: lions (including white lions), leopards, and cheetahs. You also have the chance to work with elephants, zebras, ostriches and wildebeest as well as an incredible plethora of other animals.
Can we save Kenya’s Lions?
Unless urgent action is taken, they may be completely wiped out from the unprotected areas lying between parks. Living with Lions is a conservation research group of seven scientists and 34 Maasai warriors working in nonprotected areas of Kenya to save the remaining wild lions and other predators outside National Parks.
