Madikwe Game Reserve Lions

[Rui Ferreira]

(01-20-2025, 04:05 AM)RookiePundit Wrote: In the special cases that one could think about that, specifically in case of Kruger I would still do nothing because of the prevalent bovine tuberculosis. One thing is spreading it out, introducing it to other places, the other is how dangerous it is for humans (it might have already skipped to humans, but due to its nature of staying dormant for quite some time and the regional specifics to put it mildly, it won't be known).

As for zoos, most will focus on Asiatic lions instead (iirc remember correctly those are not present in north american zoos though) or some sort of legacy population like Barbary lions or are keeping generic african lions from circuses, private keepers confiscations you name it, or some just don't care about conservation that much. It's still good idea in principle, but I'm sceptical about the whole ordeal of importing a lion to a reputable zoo abroad being worth it and to even have a solid chance of going through. Too many would ask "what is in it for me" or have ulterior motives outright beyond just usual impotence you find everywhere these days.

The AI etc. I think lions as a species are not such a priority and it would be more doing it because of them being charismatic megafauna species, there will be species that need help more and where every individual counts, but are not as popular.

(01-21-2025, 08:33 PM)Rui Ferreira Wrote:

(01-20-2025, 05:36 PM)Duco Ndona Wrote:  But the situation for lions luckily is not severe enough to make the releasing some of their back up population into the wild a necessity.

Sorry everyone for the second comment in a row I just didnt figure out how to edit the last comment and reply in that same comment ( did that even made sense , not sure )
and Sorry @Duco Ndona I forgot to reply to you
Im glad that it isnt, I just felt under the impression that it was from seeing so many articles talking about how quickly the numbers are going down etc
but the same premisse can be made not only for lions but for many animals in general like wild dogs for example, I really think that zoos and sanctuarys could have a more important role from just being ambassadors of such animal
Science is evolving and it just open room to brainstorm many possibilities that in some cases might be worth a shot
Anyway I want to thank you guys for your time in the replys from my comment, thank you all

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