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The Vanishing Lions
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Web Sites

African Lion
http://www.thebigzoo.com/Animals/African_Lion.asp
Get facts and figures about the King of Beasts from BigZoo.com.

Laikipia Predator Project
http://www.laikipia.org/news_lions.htm
Information on Kenya’s innovative “lion-friendly” land management experiment.

Mugie Ranch
http://www.mugieranch.com/MugieConservation.htm
This member of the Laikipia Predator Project helps visitors see lions and other wildlife.

Il Ngwesi Lodge
http://www.lewa.org/ilngwesi_lodge.php
Learn more about the Maasai-run lodged in the Mukogodo Hills in northern Kenya.

The Maasai
http://www.unpo.org/member.php?arg=64
Learn about Kenya’s famous herding tribe from the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization.

LIONS, CONFLICT AND CONSERVATION
http://www.felidae.org/JOBURG/lion.htm
Read a detailed discussion paper from African lion experts.

Books

Bauer, Erwin. THE LAST BIG CATS: AN UNTAMED SPIRIT. Minneapolis: Voyageur Press, 2003.

Boddington, Craig. WHERE LIONS ROAR: TEN MORE YEARS OF AFRICAN HUNTING. London: Safari Press, 2001.

Grace, Eric. THE NATURE OF LIONS: SOCIAL CATS OF THE SAVANNAS. New York: Firefly Books, 2001.

Lekuton, Joseph. FACING THE LION: GROWING UP MAASAI ON THE AFRICAN SAVANNA. Washington, DC: National Geographic Children’s Books, 2005.

Thomas, Peggy. BIG CAT CONSERVATION. London: 21st Century, 2000.

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