60 Minutes Spotlights the Plight of the African Lion
Monday, March 30th, 2009Last night’s edition of CBS’ 60 Minutes highlighted the ongoing struggle against illegal lion poisoning going on in Kenya. Farmers, whose financial livelihoods depend on their cattle, can ill afford to have lions poaching from their herds. Consequently they often resort to disposing of problem lions. The result has been an alarming drop in the lion population. View the full report on the issue and how conservationists and governments are working to solve it below.
