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Desert Lions

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Dr Phillip Stander, the leader of the Desert Lion Conservation


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In this documentary, Vanishing Kings, he makes plenty of appearences.




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I've been viewing this topic, and I see many posts with lions from Kalahari, Etosha (Hobatere concession), Kgalagadi. They are lions that shelter semi-desert areas, they have a harder life rhythm than some lions, but they are not adapted desert lions, which is the focus of this topic. On page 6 - post 81, I made some distinctions about these lions, nothing very scientific, but didactic.

Adapted desert lions are located only in the Kunene region, northwestern Namibia. What makes them unique is their adaptation to this very harsh environment of water and prey.

Recently the official website of the project: https://www.desertlion.info/ updated a lot of information that was frozen since 02/19/2019.  Despite a poaching incident (death of a lioness and consequently her 3 cubs) the numbers are stable. The biggest challenge is drought, affecting prey density and encouraging lions to prey on rural animals. The prognosis is that this dynamic will remain for many years to come. Positive point is new lions to habitat the coastal side, feeding on seals, a readaptation to older times.

And in support of this, conservation communities appear to have assimilated a greater understanding of the economic value of lions. Small communities, wandering breeders and commercial farmers are the biggest challenge for the conservation of these unique felines in the world. The greatest afflictions are certainly in the post-pandemic world. How to guarantee financing for maintenance of conservation projects in the communities of Kunene (38 in all), given this interruption of the entire tourist flow. Now it seems very clear that conservation needs stable means of financing to guarantee the conservation of people and wildlife. We need to expand the conservation toolbox, which is much wider than those that rely on tourist activities.

We recently lost Mr. Garth Owen-Smith - admittedly the man who revolutionized conservation in this country, when in the early 1970s he encouraged the idea of inserting rural communities into conservation. Founded IRDNC - Integrated Rural Development And Nature Conservation.

The man dies, the legend is born.

Access the IRDNC link: HERE
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Jens Cullmann: " ‘Claiming the prize’ Who gets to choose who eats first? The king of course. This male lion claims the gemsbok killed by his lionesses and drags it away towards the bushes. . . "


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Nelis Wolmarans: " The early morning light in the Kalahari is just spectacular... "





Nelis Wolmarans: " Focussed "

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Nelis Wolmarans: " Playing hide and seek... "


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Jens Cullmann: " Get what you can and run .... the lioness grabs the foetus from the female Gemsbok which she killed the night before. The male lion just arrived at the kill and it looks like that he doesn’t want to share. "


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Jens Cullmann: " time for some more wider angle images (please swipe to the left) ... over the last weeks I already posted images of this sighting. While the male lion drags the carcass of the female gemsbok under some bushes, the lioness starts eating the fuetus of the killed gemsbok.
Look at the young lion on the first images. He knows, that it is not a good idea to disturb the male while busy with his meal ... like with some humans ?? "



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" A lion grimaces as he faces an incoming dust storm. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa "


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Jens Cullmann: " Lots of growling as the old lioness got cornered by a younger one. The older lioness (left in the picture) was patiently waiting a few hundred meter away from the only waterhole within roughly 50 km. But somehow the younger lioness got sense of her. As the younger one had three cubs with her, she cornered the older one and made clear, who is the boss ... after that the young lioness with her cubs left and the old lioness went for a drink. But she was still pretty nervous at the waterhole. "


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Jens Cullmann: " ‘Nature imbalance!?’ ... Looking carefully at these images we could say that nature can be very cruel indeed... A lioness just worked her ass off hunting a 300 kg pregnant gemsbok to feed her pride. The planning, coordination and energy that takes to hunt a gemsbok this large is unbelievable. Just imagine you had to tackle down a sumo wrestler on the run, then choke him and drag him home for supper…or something like that. As a lioness in the wild, you are programmed to know only your responsibilities: bring home a big fat gemsbok, or wildebeest, pregnant preferably, so the pride can have baby-gemsbok or baby wildebeest for dinner too; reproduce and look after your lion cubs, until they are old enough to look after themselves. That is pretty much it...ok…also, have 8 second sex sessions with your partner sometimes, so you can have more lion cubs to care for….not a very thrilling life if you ask me. Meanwhile, as a male lion, you are programmed to get just about anything you could wish for in the wild, using only your physical strength. That includes: food, many female partners (or as many as you can satisfy with 8 second sex), cubs to continue your lineage, 20 hour naps every day, great hair, and a fantastic reputation as ‘the king’. It seems nature missed something in the repartition of privileges for the sexes here. In this sequence, a young lion struggles to get a share of the gemsbok his mother just hunt, but which the male is taking for himself only, to enjoy behind a bush…Calling Lion Social Services please. Thanks to Iliana @writeitsmart for her creative written content making awareness fun. "





Yes, but only partly correct...
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Jens Cullmann: " ‘Silhouettes at sunset’ ... on hot days lions only become active at twiglight or later. What a life! "


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" King of the desert...not just the jungle. The lions in the arid landscapes of Namibia have adapted to their harsh environment and whenever we are there we can’t help but marvel at their sheer resilience and ability to thrive. "


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Nelis Wolmarans: " Kalahari bloodlines... "






Nelis Wolmarans: " On patrol... "



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