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Keinem anderen Tier bringt der Mensch so viel Achtung entgegen wie dem Löwen. Die beeindruckende Raubkatze steht für Kraft, Schönheit, Ausdauer und Stolz. Und doch ist der Löwe massiv in Gefahr, vor allem durch menschliche Eingriffe. Was unvorstellbar erscheint, ist in einigen Regionen Afrikas bereits Realität: Die Löwen sind akut bedroht!
No other animal is much more respected by humans as the lion. The impressive big cat stands for strength, beauty, endurance and pride. And yet the lion is in great danger, especially from human intervention. What seems unimaginable is already a reality in some regions of Africa: the lions are under acute threat!
Starving Kunene lions a crime against nature
The famous desert lions of the Kunene Region are starving to death because of a lack of prey animals due to hunting and overgrazing, on top of prolonged drought.
Namibia’s wildlife conservation has once again come under the spotlight of the international community after shocking videos were shared on social media about emaciated and starving lions in the Ugab area of the Kunene Region.
The condition of the lions was decried by international conservationists and activists on social media groups, describing it as a horror, tragedy and a crime against nature.
Because of hunger, lions in the Kunene Region, including the Huab lion pride, are moving closer to farmsteads in search of food.
In recent days these incidents have become more common and can lead to an increase in human-wildlife conflict.
Tragedy
Speaking to Namibian Sun, Izak Smit of Desert Lions Human Relations Aid (Delhra) said from Thursday to Sunday there were four such incidents reported.
In the latest incident on Sunday, of which a video was shared on Facebook and other social media groups, a starving collared lion went into Mbakando in the Aneb Conservancy in search of food.
However, it was too weak to even stand up. The environment ministry shot the lion on Monday to end its suffering. It is unclear to which pride the lion belongs.
Smit says similar incidents were reported at Warmquelle, De Riet and at the Save the Rhino Trust Camp in Ugab in recent days.
According to him the last four lions of the famous Huab pride are also in a poor condition. “They are weak and emaciated.”
Smit blames the situation on a lack of prey animals in the area due to hunting and overgrazing, on top of the prolonged drought in the region.
Spokesperson of the environment ministry Romeo Muyunda said they were aware of the situation and would issue a statement on the condition of the lions.
Serengeti Lions with wet mane One of my favorite photos is from Michael Nichols: Two lions lie side by side during an afternoon rain shower in Serengeti National Park http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2013/08/serengeti-lions/nichols-photography#/07-cboy-hildur-afternoon-rain-670.jpg
•• Lions ••
b&w photography
OMG who wouldn’t want to be babysitter there?
Beautiful
❛ 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖉𝖆𝖞 𝖘𝖍𝖊 𝖜𝖊𝖉 𝖗𝖔𝖇𝖊𝖗𝖙 𝖇𝖆𝖗𝖆𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖔𝖓, 𝖙𝖍𝖔𝖚𝖘𝖆𝖓𝖉𝖘 𝖍𝖆𝖉 𝖙𝖚𝖗𝖓𝖊𝖉 𝖔𝖚𝖙 𝖙𝖔 𝖈𝖍𝖊𝖊𝖗 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖒. 𝖆𝖑𝖑 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖜𝖔𝖒𝖊𝖓 𝖜𝖔𝖗𝖊 𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖎𝖗 𝖇𝖊𝖘𝖙, 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖍𝖆𝖑𝖋 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖒𝖊𝖓 𝖍𝖆𝖉 𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖑𝖉𝖗𝖊𝖓 𝖔𝖓 𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖎𝖗 𝖘𝖍𝖔𝖚𝖑𝖉𝖊𝖗𝖘. 𝖜𝖍𝖊𝖓 𝖘𝖍𝖊 𝖍𝖆𝖉 𝖊𝖒𝖊𝖗𝖌𝖊𝖉 𝖋𝖗𝖔𝖒 𝖎𝖓𝖘𝖎𝖉𝖊 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖘𝖊𝖕𝖙, 𝖍𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖎𝖓 𝖍𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖍 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖞𝖔𝖚𝖓𝖌 𝖐𝖎𝖓𝖌, 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖈𝖗𝖔𝖜𝖉 𝖘𝖊𝖓𝖙 𝖚𝖕 𝖆 𝖗𝖔𝖆𝖗 𝖘𝖔 𝖑𝖔𝖚𝖉 𝖎𝖙 𝖈𝖔𝖚𝖑𝖉 𝖇𝖊 𝖍𝖊𝖆𝖗𝖉 𝖎𝖓 𝖑𝖆𝖓𝖓𝖎𝖘𝖕𝖔𝖗𝖙. ❜
KING'S LANDING, 284 AC.
* ᵃ ˢᵗᵃᵍ ᵏᶦⁿᵍ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵗʰᵉ ᵠᵘᵉᵉⁿ ᵒᶠ ˡᶦᵒⁿˢ. 𓄂 + 𓄃 .〃
robert and cersei both have a god complex, and i refuse to believe that their wedding was normal, so here they are, with lion + stag pelts instead of the normal wedding gowns.
❛ 𝖔𝖍, 𝖆𝖞𝖊. 𝖘𝖎𝖝-𝖆𝖓𝖉-𝖙𝖊𝖓 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖍𝖎𝖒, 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖙𝖍𝖗𝖊𝖊 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖞𝖔𝖚. ❜
Here comes the rain again
Raining in my head like a tragedy
Tearing me apart like a new emotion
I want to breathe in the open wind
I want to kiss like lovers do
I want to dive into your ocean
Is it raining with you?
A lion cub refuses to exit the inside of a giraffe carcass despite the prompts from his mom. Fun is fun even if you are playing in blood and gore and not dirt.
Photographed by Robert Prehn at Pondoro Game Lodge