National Geographic Big Cats Initiative Saves Lions

By Nancy Rehman // June 23, 2013

Investment today can save entire lion prides

I bet you have never thought of giving someone a living wall.

But providing this environmentally-friendly corral for a small herdsman in the Masai Steppe region of Tanzania is one of the best ways that you can help save lions, cheetahs, and other big cats.

Please help build a living wall today and save the life of a big cat.

Retaliatory killings of lions, leopards, and cheetahs after they have attacked a herdsman’s cow or goat have ravaged big cat populations across Africa.

But a simple living wall made from strong chain link fencing and living local trees, like those that National Geographic’s Big Cats Initiative team are building with local communities, will protect a herd from big cat attacks for a lifetime.

In areas where the Big Cats Initiative team has worked with local herders to build living walls, we have seen not a single big cat death.

A small investment today can save entire lion prides and over time enable local big cat populations to increase to sustainable levels.

Would you consider providing the resources to help save a threatened lion today?

Your tax-deductible gift of $50 to the Big Cats Initiative will provide a share of a living wall, while your extremely generous contribution of $500 can provide a completed corral.

The herdsman and other members of the community provide the labor. Your support provides building materials and training in proper construction techniques.

This program is such a win-win. The lives of lions and other big cats are saved, and local families can keep their small herds of goats or cows – usually their only means of providing for their family – safe.

I know it is a gift you probably never imagined giving, but if you at all can, please help save lions by helping us build another living wall today.

Thank you for helping.

Sincerely,