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PUBLISHED AUGUST 10, 2016
Icons of pride and heritage, lions are also troubled: They've lost 90 percent of their population in Africa and Asia in the last 75 years, mostly due to conflict with humans, poaching, and trophy hunting.
African Lion
Mammals
Carnivores
Pride
Head and body, 4.5 to 6.5 ft; tail, 26.25 to 39.5 in
265 to 420 lbs
Vulnerable
A group of nonprofits and tourism companies created World Lion Day to spread awareness about the conservation issues that lions face, raise funds for lion conservation groups, and to celebrate the animal. Organizations including Panthera, Born Free USA, and National Geographic Society's Big Cats Initiative also support the day and its message of conservation. (See 15 intimate portraits of lions.)
Over the years, National Geographic photographers have taken many photographs of lions in their natural habitats. To share the beauty of these vulnerable animals, we put together their most stunning images.
In honor of World Lion Day, Nat Geo WILD is airing a full day of programming on the big cats and their plight.