Kevin Richardson LionWhisperer のインスタグラム(lionwhisperersa) - 2月14日 00時07分

I was asked again yesterday why I don’t breed the lions in my care and if captive bred lions can be released into the wild as there are more and more facilities claiming they are breeding lions to ultimately release them into the wild due to the declining lion population. I’ve covered this before in a #AskMeg video on #lionwhispererTV however I feel it’s worth talking about again therefore I’ll cover it in a video again soon. In the meantime the short answer is that if I felt that there was any conservation merit in breeding lions to be released into wilderness areas I’d be doing it. I don’t because the single biggest threat facing truly wild lions is habitat loss. First and foremost suitable lion habitat needs to be protected and habitat that once had lions restored to its former glory. There are currently more than enough surplus wild lions to repopulate these areas should they be restored. I’m not convinced the perpetual breeding of lions in captivity is the answer to the declining wild lion population and releasing captive bred lions into small sized habitats (sometimes as small as 200ha) is not helping to conserve wild lion populations. Small areas are nothing more than big enclosures requiring intensive management of prey species as well as the lions, who left to their own devices, will over breed leading to all sorts of issues, such as genetic anomalies due to in breeding and prey depletion in that small area to name a few. Not to mention all the complexities associated with programs that allow tourist interaction and ‘walking with’ the lions only to then take those lions’ off spring as individuals ear marked for release. Even if this all goes swimmingly well my question is if the wild lion habitats are diminishing where are these lions going to go. Many of these lions land up in small enclosures which kind of defeats the purpose. The cart is being put firmly before the horse, as the logical step would be to buy up, restore and protect lion habitats and then replenish those areas with surplus wild lions. Stay tuned for more about this topic in a future Ask Meg video. #protecthabitat #savelions

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