The royal family in the animal kingdom is also threatened and put to death by humans who carry out poaching for bushmeat, which is illegally sold. Investigations are being conducted, and the penalty for killing lions is going to jail.
The merciless lion hunters trap the big-mouthed species with sharp claws in wire snares placed in national parks, which strangle the lion to death because it holds the neck very tight, causing it to bleed to death.
The assumption that animals are without rights and the illusion that our treatment of them has no moral significance has driven many local people to kill different prides.
Some of these species seek vengeance for the death of their loved ones on their livestock, which, in turn, annoys the community, leading to attacks on these lions.
This massacre poses an extinction threat. In recent years, Africa has lost a great number of lions because of the stubbornness and selfishness of some humans who prioritize money, development, and land for agriculture and settlement, encroaching on lion habitats, leaving these mammals homeless, and separating members of different prides, often resulting in the death of cubs if their mothers are killed.
Food is becoming scarce in the wild vicinity due to the rampant killing of animals, causing lions to starve. They feed on herbivores, carnivores, reptiles, and primates, which humans kill.
This results in misery and suffering due to hunger. Lions’ movement is limited because residents have extended into national parks, leaving little land for animals, creating a dilemma for these animals, unsure of where to go. This discomfort often leads to attacks on villages.
Animals in the bush can also pose threats to lions, even though they are considered the strongest. In leadership, your enemies are always planning for your downfall and looking for tactics to bring you down.
Hyenas are constantly on the lookout, identifying injured lions to hunt them down. (Every individual has a weak point, and every creature on Earth has a day of victory.).
Hyenas seize this chance to feast on the kings who have interacted with them for decades, killing them and leaving their meat uneaten to show other animals that they should stay away and not try to fight the lion family.
Crocodiles can also drown lions to death when they rest at the cool streams in national parks such as Lake Manyara National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Serengeti National Park, and Kruger National Park, among others.
These reptiles take advantage of the fact that lions cannot breathe in deep waters, ultimately killing and swallowing them.
Buffaloes have sharp horns that can injure impatient and selfish lions during attacks. If the wound is in the neck, it can lead to the lion bleeding to death.
Elephants are gigantic species, and a fall can crush any animal to pieces, causing lions to fear elephants. Even a single kick from an elephant can leave the mighty lion breathless.
We all have a responsibility to protect endangered species, both for their sake and for the sake of our future generations. Poaching and mistreatment of animals should be brought to an end.
