December 18, 2014

Lion Protector, Shivani Bhalla Helps Big Cats and People Coexist


                                                                 



From You Tube:
The fewer than 2,000 lions left in Kenya face many threats, including retaliatory killings by herders who lose livestock to the big cats. National Geographic 2014 Emerging Explorer and conservation biologist Shivani Bhalla started a nonprofit, Ewaso Lions, to help herders learn to live with lions—giving the big cats their best chance of survival.

                                                                   

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The Explorers Project chronicles the work of National Geographic's Emerging Explorers—tomorrow's visionaries who are making discoveries, making a difference, and inspiring people to care about the planet.
Learn more at http://nationalgeographic.com/emerging.

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