Protect Lions Left in the World

I found a recent article about one way to protect the African lion. The International Fund for Animal Welfare and wildlife groups made a petition to add the African lion to the list of animals protect by the U.S. Endangered Species Act. This is the only species of big cat not protected under this act. Currently, lion trophy importation is a major factors adding to the decline of the African lion population. The U.S. accounts for one half of the lion trophies each year. It is estimated that only 32,000 African lions are left in the wild today. This is a 50% decrease from 30 years ago.

To help these lions go to www.helpafricanlions.org. See the full article at http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2013/01/30/roar-of-support-to-protect-remaining-african-lions/