What is World Lion Day?
We invite you to visit one of the world's most majestic animals today. It's World Lion Day! Lion lover's around the world each year on August 10, lion lovers around the world use this day to raise lion population declines. We also recommend finding out how to support lion habitat conservation.
Panthera leo, the lion species, is also known as Panthera leo, is one of the world's largest animals. The lion can be from a light buff to a deep reddish brown shade, with a ranging from 300 to 550 pounds. Surprisingly, the rare white lion has been found in the wild. The lion is also muscular and has a booming, deafening roar, and is easily identifiable by its thick mane.. They are unfortunately, as majestic lions may seem, they are slowly disappearing.
Lions roamed freely across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East as far back as 3 million years ago. loins are wild in their natural habitat in only two countries, Africa and Asia, today. In addition,, some lions are bread in captivity.
Lions are listed as a vulnerable species on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. Though they are not listed as an endangered species, they do still face challenges that threaten their survival.
On Earth, there are about 30,000 to 100,000 lions left. In the last two decades, lion populations have decreased by almost half. Trophy hunting and habitat destruction are the key reasons for the decline of the lion population.
