Here’s to the King!
A celebration of the ‘King of all Beasts’ to raise awareness for the silent extinction these animals are suffering from.
photo from WORLD LION DAY official site
“An independent campaign working to highlight the importance of the lion globally and to raise lion conservation awareness worldwide. “Saving the King of Beasts to Save Ourselves”
…The lion is an enduring symbol across the nations and has fascinated man throughout the millennia. To lose such a species would be to lose a significant part of our global heritage.”
as stated at the official ‘World Lion Day‘ campaign page.
photo © Greg Du Toit
“The one excellent thing that can be learned from a lion is that whatever a man intends doing should be done by him with a whole-hearted and strenuous effort.”
Chanakya
Photo © Carole Deschuymere
Featured image from World Lion Day campaign © Matusadona Lion Project
For more information please visit:
WORLD LION DAY official site and WORLD LION DAY at Facebook
and a lunar reminder:
Happy Full Moon!
Categories: ANIMAL RIGHTS, Animals, Conservation Awareness
Marina Kanavaki 
Liebe Marina super Foto von den Löwen einen schönen Donnerstag und ein super Wochenende wünsche ich dir mit vielen lieben Grüßen Klaus in Freundschaft
Ich stimme mit Ihnen, lieber Klaus. Ein schönes Wochenende, Sie auch! In Freundschaft.
Very pleased to become aqcuainted with your compassionate views, Marina. Beautiful artwork, too.!
Happy to ‘meet’ you too, Carmen. Credit for the artwork goes to the people behind ‘World Lion Day’. 🙂
Liebe Marina mußte mir die so schöne Löwenfamilie noch mal ansehen einfach fantastisch einen schönen glücklichen Dienstag wünsche ich dir Klaus ganz liebe Grüße
I know what you mean. You can enjoy more at the official Lion Day page here: http://worldlionday.com/ Auch Sie genießen Sie einen schönen Dienstag!
Liebe Marina es sind so schöne Löwenfotos super gestaltet herrlich einen schönen Mittwoch wünscht dir Klaus
I agree, dear Klaus, they are excellent photos! 🙂
you have a beautiful blog!! 🙂
http://thelastaddicted.wordpress.com/
Thank you, Carlotta. You too! 🙂
In a way it is sad that we have a day dedicated to lions in order to raise awreness. It should be lion day every day.
Lovely pics ~ thanks for sharing ❤
I fully agree with you!!!! 🙂 🙂
Beautiful post, my friend… Lions are so amazingly gorgeous.
Thanks for sharing . Hugs, Aquileana 😀
They are amazing beings… lets hope they will still reign in many years to come!
Hugs & xxxx back!! 🙂
Wonderful tribute to the powerful lions!
Thank you, my dear Christy! 🙂
Amazing pictures for a fitting tribute! In India, the concern for tigers (only about 1700 left in the country now) overrides that for the lion, so we don’t hear much about efforts to save lions. But wow, what magnificent creatures they are!
They truly are magnificent! Thank you. I agree about the photographs. These photographers [mentioned under each photo] have done a fine job! 🙂
A magnificent tribute to the King of the woods, Marina! 🙂
Have a happy day,
Dina
Thank you, Dina! A very happy day to you too!!! 🙂
Después del gato, mi animal preferido. 🙂
Él es un increíble … gato!!! 🙂
Gracias!!! 🙂
Yes! To the king and queen of the jungle! As much as I know that captivity is a necessity for some of these grand felines, the wild is where they belong. My wish for Lions Day is to respect them unmolested, in the wild. Thank you Marina!
That’s a beautiful wish, my dear Elena. May it come true!! 🙂
Beautiful way to celebrate Lions! Happy be-lated Lion’s day Marina!
Thank you, my dear Mary!!! What matters is that we do think of them – not the day, so Happy Lion’s Day! 😉
so right Marina – Happy Lion’s Day it is!
The Leo here with the Aug. 10th birthday is honored to share such a happy day!
A Leo on World Lion Day!!!! A very Happy [albeit belated] Birthday, my friend! May you reign joyously!!! 🙂
I love Lions and love drawing these magnificent beings.. Thank you for highlighting World Lion day..to be quite honest this is the first I heard of there being a Lion Day.. Many thanks for sharing…
Love and Blessings
Sue xox
Thank you, Sue! They have a quote in the campaign page for the lion which I really like: “The lion is beyond dispute, allow’d the most majestic brute; his valor and his generous mind, prove him superior of his kind” by John Gay [poet], isn’t it beautiful?!
love and hugs xxxxxx 🙂
A majestic tribute to a majestic animal.
Thank you, my dear Frank, I simply shared – this truly is a majestic animal! 🙂
I hope it is a roaring success!
I hope so too!!!! 🙂
I always get so much out of your posts 🙂 I had no idea this even existed.
Ah, thank you, Alex and I’m so glad you learned something from me! 🙂
A big plushy pussycat! I do well remember Alex the lion (disney movie Madagascar)…
The lion deserve our respect, not only during his special day, but always…
Kisses 🙂 claudine
Well said, my dear Claudine: always!!!
much love and hugs! 🙂 xxxxx
A wonderful tribute to the king!! Thanks for the reminder Marina. I hope to catch sight of my first one later this year 🙂
Oh, that is going to be a thrilling experience!!!! Thank you, my dear Madhu! 🙂 Happy Full Moon! 🙂
A beautiful post to bring awareness to these gorgeous cats, Marina. I love lions, too, and hearing of their extinction and others is so heartbreaking…thanks for sharing, my friend, and have a peaceful Sunday. ♥
It is truly heartbreaking that their numbers are decreasing rapidly. Hopefully our awareness might help alter this. A peaceful Full Moon Sunday to you too and a beautiful week ahead! 🙂
I had no idea about World Lion Day. I love cats. Happy Lion Day. 🙂
Here’s to them!!!! 🙂 🙂
😀 😀
I’m a Leo, and Lions are my favourite animals. Thanks for promoting this very special and important day, Marina. I also did a post about it. 🙂
Makes perfect sense!!!! Thank you for writing about this too! Beautiful post!!!! 🙂
Happy Full Moon, my dear Sylvia! 🙂
This Leo person just adores Lions. The most majestic of all the creatures. 🙂
Ah, so you have one more reason to celebrate this day!!!! 🙂 Majestic indeed! 🙂
Re blogging as I don’t have a twitter share button on my tablet!
Thank you, my dear Gilly! Here’s to them! 🙂
Reblogged this on Lucid Gypsy and commented:
It’s World Lion Day today!
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Amazing creatures. Happy Full Moon, Marina!
They are!!! Happy Full Moon and a beautiful week ahead, Richard! 🙂
I can relate wholeheartedly to this as you well know Marina…my spirit animal…
I know, my friend! 🙂 Here’s to Lions, Leos and a Full Moon, John!! 🙂
dear Marina with at least three feelings: eyes for painting, ears for music, a heart for animals!
and three smiles for you!!! 😉
This is something I did not know about
Unfortunately they are in a position where our support and awareness are needed.
There is nothing as majestic as a Lion. No wonder he is acclaimed as the King of the jungle. I am with you Marina in honoring the World Lion Day.
Thank you, my dear Dilip. They do deserve every honor [as all endangered beings do, as we are the main cause of their extinction]
Great post for worlds Lion Day Marina ..Totally awesome 🙂
Thank you, Jake! I merely posted a note as a reminder. All photos were from the official ‘Lion Day’ pages. 🙂
Thanks for sharing Marina ,I look forward to your next post 🙂
To the King! What a gorgeous animal. Thanks for the photos, Marina.
The photos were taken from the official ‘Lion Day’ page. Gorgeous animal indeed. 🙂
Those lions are regal and definitely need to be protected – but I’m glad they don’t live where I live. They might take over my house and I already have enough trouble with the two little cats.
Ah, yes Bongo, and there can only be one king in Sedona: You!!!! 😉 They would certainly appreciate your support though! 🙂
Happy Lion Day! xxx
Yes, Deb! Happy Lion Day and a happy full moon too! 🙂 xxx
Such a regal animal, it is sad their numbers are in decline. It is sad too their habitat shrinks as well.
Yes, and yes, Donna. Let us hope that this situation is reversible.
Here’s to lions everywhere!
Cheers to them!! 🙂
cool!
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Hi Marina ,there are so many Species beside the Lion on the verge of extinction ,its a worldly tragedy.Have a blessed Sunday.
It is indeed, my dear Jalal, you are right! You too, my friend have a blessed Sunday! 🙂
Wonderful. I love this.
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It’s an exceptionally important day! Thanks for the beautiful reminder! ❤
Yes, it is!!!! 🙂 I’m sure you already knew! 😉
Here’s to the lions! 🙂
Cheers!!!! 🙂
A very nice post. Happy Full Moon to you as well. 🙂
Thank you, Carol! Happy weekend! 🙂
Happy Lion’s Day
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