> The African lion is a vulnerable species, with numbers dropping from over 100,000 in the 1990s to between 23,000 and 39,000 today, according to the Botswana P

> The African lion is a vulnerable species, with numbers dropping from over 100,000 in the 1990s to between 23,000 and 39,000 today, according to the Botswana Predator Conservation Trust (BPCT). Much of that decline is due to these kinds of retaliation killings because farmers have no non-lethal strategies for protecting their herds. The root of the problem is animal agriculture. We see similar dynamics in the United States, where wolves, coyotes, and even wild horses are culled to protect cattle. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/governments-kill-of-4-million-animals-seen-as-anoverstep/2014/06/06/1de0c550-ecc4-11e3-b98c-72cef4a00499_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/gover... https://www.thedodo.com/why-is-the-government-killing-the-last-of-americas-iconic-wild-horses-1508214057.html https://www.thedodo.com/why-is-the-government-killing-the-la...