“The lion is synonymous with wild Africa. Few people realize that illegal killing, relentless habitat loss and habitat fragmentation have left this species in a crisis that must be addressed by the world, not just Africa. Nearly a century ago, there were as many as 200,000 wild lions in Africa. Today, surveys estimate that there are fewer than 30,000. The August 2013 issue of National Geographic was devoted to clarifying the state of the lion.”
