Life with the Lions: revisited<\/a>” about the work\u00a0of conservationists like WildCru and its benefits for conservation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nIn the Future<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Just as the tragic death of Cecil the Lion awoke the world to the cruelty of trophy hunting, there was also another, less reported, but potentially positive aspect to that story. We only knew of Cecil’s demise due to the collar he was wearing, which was just one example of how we are using technologies to better understand and monitor the natural world.<\/p>\n