WORLD LION DAY TODAY!
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excerpt from World Lion Day 2013 Campaign page
Guarding our temples, adorning our flags, decorating our coins and capturing our hearts, the lion is beyond doubt the world’s most iconic species. On almost every continent, and in thousands of cultures, the lion can be found demonstrating man’s fascination with this magnificent beast.
Despite the lions’ symbolic importance throughout the ages, today they are suffering from a silent extinction across Africa and India. Knowledge of the King of Beasts’ plight is little known.
World Lion Day is the first global campaign to celebrate the importance of the lion worldwide. Since the dawn of man the lion has played an integral role in our lives: symbolically, religiously, culturally, economically and biologically. To lose the lion from our world would be to lose part of our global heritage.
Wherever you may be, join us on August 10th 2013 to celebrate the lion, create much needed conservation awareness and help us save the King of Beasts and his kingdom.
I didn’t know about this. I am very grateful to GREAT CATS OF THE WORLD which is where I learned about it. I encourage you to visit their site.
Categories: Conservation Awareness
Marina Kanavaki 
Go Lions! And by the way, I think it should be The Lioness, Queen of Beasts. It’s the lionesses who do all the hard work including the hunting for the pride.
Appearances can be deceiving huh? 😉 Well I think they mean both anyway! Thank you for your visits and comment, Margaret. Have a great Sunday. 🙂
beautiful pics dear
I agree Kavita. 🙂
Top one is by Greg Du Toit and bottom by Carole Deschuymere, for the campaign.
wow…thats cool…good collection u have here
Sorry I’m late for this, Marina, but what a beautiful post for such beautiful animals. I truly hope extinction doesn’t become reality for them. It’s so very sad…but thank you for making us aware. xxx
I hope so too! It’s good to know many of us care!
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fantastic post marina …. as a lion i am thrilled to learn about lion day!!!!
So happy birthday, Christine [birthday wishes are valid for a month!]. Thank you. Rare and magnificent beings.
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I love them, love them.
Me too – me too!!!! 🙂
A beautiful share from a beautiful soul.
😳 !!!!!
I wish we would all show more respect on nature…
Maybe one day …if earth manages to survive by then!
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How did I miss this worthy tribute? So here’s a short clip for you from National Geographic.
Wonderful beings, aren’t they? 🙂
Thank you for the video!
Absolutely!
This is the sad part and we need to pressurize authorities to save lions and tigers that constitute the beauty of our forests:)
Indeed, Vishal! Thank you!
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AWESOME! World Lion Day !!! 🙂 I just tweeted it! It is very important that ALL Cats of all sizes are treated with respect. We rescue many cats, and some we keep (well, too many) and they become family members. Others, we rescue, get them healthy and then try to find them homes. The abuse of Cats (and dogs also) here, is heart-breaking, really. I’m not sure what kind of ‘black-hearts’ people have who mistreat animals: Do they believe that animals have less feelings than humans? Do they think that animals feel less pain when they are abused and hurt and mistreated? If these abusers do think like this, then, well, maybe there is a special place in Hell for these animal abusers…perhaps there is…maybe animal and people abusers (tyrants of all types) will one day find out and reap what they sow.
Thank you Marina for your very kind and caring heart! 🙂
Regards,
Nawfal
I know, Nawfal, I wonder too what kind of people mistreat animals, as I wonder about animal testing, animals used for fashion, poaching and so many “humane” acts of “human” beings!
One way or another, we shall all reap what we sow.
Our doggy is also a rescue and living like a princess now!
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this!
Have a beautiful Monday and new week!
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Thank you Marina! Wishing you ALL THE BEST this Week, too! Glad that you are helping people be aware of Animal Rights. Take care, 🙂
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What a wonderful post this is!
My grandson is 9 today, and oh-so-proud to be a LEO lion like his grandfather, and I didn’t even know that this is world lion day! Thank you. I’ll be back!
Thank you, Marylin for your kind words and visit!
Happy Birthday to your LEO grandson!
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do you have birthday in August? In my family are four lions!
Greetings by
http://flickrcomments.wordpress.com/2012/08/25/the-lion-sleeps-tonight/
Ah, yes, I remember!! Great post, Frizz. I’m a spring child. Aries. Are you Leo, then?
I come from a Lion state (Only place out side of Africa where Lions are found in natural habitat) and I didn’t know about this day! Thanks for the enlightenment 🙂
Thank you, Yatin. You are so fortunate to come from a Lion state! I didn’t know either. I learned about it here: http://greatcatsoftheworld.wordpress.com/2013/08/10/world-lion-day-2013/ , a very informative bog about great cats. I encourage you to visit.
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Magical beasts. They deserve more than a day.
So right, Donna. They deserve our attention before they go extinct! 🙂
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This is awesome!!! WORLD LION DAY …. today, 8/10/13!! Take a look and learn about these majestic creatures!!
This is awesome!! Didn’t know …. sharing this info!!! Thank you for posting1!
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Thank you very much for sharing!!!
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This was great info!! Anytime …. TY … 🙂
Thank you, Maria! 🙂
I did not know about this day, thanks for telling us will visit the site, what a beautiful day!
Let celebrate!
Hopefully, sometime in the future we’ll celebrate this day as a victory for the survival of lions! Thank you, Doris!
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Thanks for sharing this Marina…we have just about less than 400 left In India.
I am lucky to have spent time photographing them in the wilds….
do take a look when you have time
http://sriramjanak.wordpress.com/2012/08/01/mothers-love/
take care
sriram
Sriram, your tribute to this king and motherhood is exceptional! Very lucky indeed! Thank you for reminding me what a great post that was!
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What sweet lions! We have our own little lion here to celebrate – Tito the Cat. 🙂 Have a great weekend, Marina! xoxoxo
You too, my dear! Take care of your little king Tito and give him a kiss from me!
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Here’s to all felines, large and small!
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Three cheers for the mighty lion! Long may he reign.
🙂 Thank you for the beautiful wish, Ronnie!
Salutes to the king of the jungles! May their population survive and grow!
May they survive and grow indeed. Thank you, Dilip!
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Thanks for the reminder, Marina…a deserving one. Last time I was at Gir in India, came back empty – no sights though found comfort in sightings report when friends visited there in peak summer. Humanity needs them in the wild for sure !!
Yes, Anantha, very true! Thank you!
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I’ve reblogged this if that’s okay? I tickled a lion cub’s belly at a lion sanctuary in South Africa. It’s going to feature in my next book. So cute!
Of course it’s okay and thank you!!
Jealous!! Everytime I watch the ‘lion whisperer’ hugging a lion I wish it was me in his place! 🙄
Sad what is happening though…
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Thanks for this special post Marina. It would be such a tragedy if the lion goes the cheetah way in India. We just have about 400 of them left. I have yet to see any big cat in the wild 😉
Shame isn’t it?!
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Grrrrrrrrr!
exactly! 🙂