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Lion Protector: Biologist Helps Big Cats and People Coexist

The fewer than 2,000 lions left in Kenya face many threats, including retaliatory killings by herders who lose livestock to the big… more
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Lion Protector: Biologist Helps Big Cats and People Coexist

Lion Protector: Biologist Helps Big Cats and People Coexist

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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.

Click here to read more about Shivani Bhalla and her work.

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. Click here to learn more.
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Lion Protector: Biologist Helps Big Cats and People Coexist

Lion Protector: Biologist Helps Big Cats and People Coexist

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.

Click here to read more about Shivani Bhalla and her work.

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. Click here to learn more.
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