{"id":18689,"date":"2017-05-25T17:42:36","date_gmt":"2017-05-25T16:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/?p=18689"},"modified":"2017-05-25T20:19:52","modified_gmt":"2017-05-25T19:19:52","slug":"reserve-takes-pride-in-new-lions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2017\/05\/reserve-takes-pride-in-new-lions\/","title":{"rendered":"Reserve takes pride in new lions to boost conservation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-18690\" src=\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/lioness-1545013_640-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Reserve takes pride in new lions to boost conservation\" width=\"592\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/lioness-1545013_640-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/lioness-1545013_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wpsdc-drop-cap\">T<\/span>hree\u00a0lions are scheduled to start life in a new home in the Somkhanda Community Game Reserve, near Mkuze, in the north of KwaZuluNatal.<\/p>\n<p>The two females and one male will be brought in from the and Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve, where lion breeding has been so successful that the sanctuary has been able to stock other reserves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWild lion numbers are declining across Africa, due mainly to habitat loss and poaching,\u201d said conservation manager for and Beyond, Simon Naylor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s crucial for the future protection and conservation of the African lion that we expand and protect new ranges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe introduction of lion into the Somkhanda Game Reserve is a massive boost for lion conservation in KwaZuluNatal, South Africa and Africa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will help reverse the current trend of declining lion numbers and wild lion range.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis lion translocation was inspired by a groundbreaking feature documentary,\u00a0Blood Lions, which exposed the captive breeding and canned hunting industry\u201d said wildlife organisation, Wildlands, which is overseeing the operation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe lion will be housed in a boma for about six to nine weeks to adjust to their new environment, and Wildlands hope to release them onto the Somkhanda Reserve at the end of July\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This article was first published by Blood Lions. 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