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Lions

Sadly, wild lion populations have declined dramatically over the past century, with numbers reduced by more than 90% due to habitat loss, poaching, and human‑wildlife conflict. Today, lions survive mainly in fragmented reserves and protected areas across Africa, with populations outside these strongholds continuing to shrink.

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Your Adoption Really Helps

  • Servals are medium‑sized wild cats found across sub‑Saharan Africa, including South Africa.

  • Their long legs, large ears, and spotted coats make them perfectly adapted for hunting in tall grasses and wetlands.

  • Servals are solitary hunters, most active at dawn and dusk, relying on their exceptional hearing to detect prey hidden in vegetation or underground.

  • Their diet consists mainly of rodents, birds, frogs, and insects, helping to control small animal populations in their ecosystems.

  • Servals are extraordinary jumpers, able to leap up to 3 meters high to snatch birds in mid‑flight.

  • Unlike larger cats, servals rarely scavenge; they specialize in precision hunting with quick, high pounces.

How We Can Help

We’re determined to help protect and grow wild lion populations across Africa. To achieve this, we’re focusing on conservation in priority landscapes, including reserves in South Africa, Kenya, and Tanzania, where lions face the greatest threats from habitat loss and human‑wildlife conflict. At international conservation summits, governments and organizations have committed to ambitious species recovery goals, creating global plans to safeguard lions for future generations.

Your adoption and support will help us:

  • Secure well‑managed protected areas where lions can thrive

  • Restore fragmented habitats and wildlife corridors so prides can expand their ranges

  • Strengthen anti‑poaching patrols in and around reserves

  • Conduct monitoring surveys to track population trends and guide conservation action

  • Fund our other essential work across Africa and beyond

Habitat
Found mainly in savannas, grasslands, and semi‑arid bushveld regions across South Africa, including reserves like Kruger National Park and Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
Diet
Carnivorous hunters that prey on antelope, zebras, buffalo, and occasionally giraffes. They also scavenge from other predators when possible.
Threats
Poaching for the illegal wildlife trade, retaliatory killings due to livestock predation, and habitat loss from human expansion are the biggest dangers. Trophy hunting and disease outbreaks also pose risks.
Interesting Facts
South African lions are part of the Panthera leo melanochaita subspecies. They live in prides, usually led by a coalition of males. A lion’s roar can be heard up to 8 km away, helping them mark territory and communicate. Conservation programs in South Africa have helped stabilize populations in protected areas, though wild numbers remain vulnerable.

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