Talk: The Art of Saving Lions
Date: 11th September 10am
Talk: The Art of Saving Lions
Venue: The Festival Hall, Market Rasen LN8 3HT
Details : Anna-Louise will be giving this brand new talk at the West Wold’s U3A group’s April meeting.
The lion is synonymous with wild Africa. Yet few realize the species has undergone a catastrophic decline, from as many as 200,000 wild lions in Africa a century ago to about 20,000 today. Pollyanna was passionate about protecting these iconic big cats, and through a series of exhibitions her Foundation raised money to co-fund the building of lion proof enclosures in Kenya, in partnership with the Born Free Foundation, of which she was a longstanding patron. The enclosures are a simple, cost effective approach to protecting livestock from predation at night. When cattle and other livestock are protected from lions, the Masai do not need to kill the lions to protect their livelihood.
Anna-Louise travelled out to Kenya with Born Free President Will Travers to help build some of these vital structures! Join her as she celebrates Pollyanna’s work with lions culminating in her visit to the project in Africa – and tells the story of a very special cub.
All are welcome to attend a meeting to find out more about the U3A – make yourself known to the Greeters at the door! Find more information at
www.westwoldsu3a.org