Up Coming World Lion Day 10th August

A day many more should know of!
World Lion Day!

The idea of this post is to simply raze awareness as to how lions are doing in the wild.

I simply invite all here, artists, writers and musicians, to be inspired for the 10th of August to produce something lion related in order to draw people’s attention to the global event.

That thing you’re doing already is exactly what we need! And to your reward, you will gain that hard to find feeling of satisfaction in knowing that you have made a difference.

In keeping a hold of our top predators we keep hold of the ecosystem beneath them and all creatures within it.
Lions are well known as the king of all beasts and have been used on almost every continent, in 1000’s of cultures though out history and still today. Yet there struggles are rarely spoken.
What better species to use as an example in preserving all.

So please be inspired to join me and many others in simply spreading the word in imagery, literature and sound!
If anyone offers a free commissions competition or similar for those spreading the word, I’ll try to add a link to this page to help promote it!

The magical upload date is around 10^th August.
Read on for more info + guide.


Thankyou.



What to put in upload description/journal?
Whatever you want! Mentioning world lion day is a good start!
You can ink to or use any parts of this journal entry if you don’t feel like typing.
A few links to some well-known lion charities is ‘suggested’ for those that wish to explore deeper (and I’ve given some below). If people wish to make a donation then they should do so via these sites. Please do not ask for any donation here.

Here is a useful snippet you can simply copy past if you wish!
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World Lion Day 2015 is about spreading awareness for lions and the problems they face all over the world.
Check out the world lion day website worldlionday.com for more information or if you’d like to get more involved simply upload something and spread the word! For more info on this read the journal here http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/6880458/
Or for more fun lion things and lion information check out https://www.youtube.com/user/LionWhispererTV or http://lionguardians.org/
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So what are the issues?
Habitat loss – Preventable by habitat management and expanding reserves.
Food loss – Preventable by protection of other species as well as fighting to stop illegal poaching in reserves.
Lion deaths due to domestic livestock conflicts – Preventable by warning locals on where the lions are and how to deal with them without reaching for a gun if they do bump into each other.
Inbreeding – Preventable by increasing and supporting wild lion numbers.
There are many other issues as well, but in terms of preserving lions in the wild this short list represents the key issues.



What to link to? Gime links and locations!
Firstly for getting others to join in, feel free to link directly to this journal entry!

The “World Lion Day” website http://worldlionday.com makes sense and they have a list of charities for people to support to found here. http://worldlionday.com/associates/

Another good one is here http://lionguardians.org/ who work on the coexistence of lions and humans, turning past killers in to protectors, helping all.

And lastly if no one has heard of Kevin Richardson, well his YouTube channel is well worth a look! https://www.youtube.com/user/LionWh.....pererTV/videos As is his website http://www.lionwhisperer.co.za/



Disclaimer.
I have no direct links or control over any external links posted here. My role is simply spreading awareness as I believe this the best way in which I can help that of witch I am passionate about. I have no control over any other participants or the work they upload.
I hope this proves a fun yet meaningful way of spreading awareness.