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= **Big cats are quickly disappearing. Now is the time to act. Cause an Uproar to Save the Big Cats** before they disappear from the Wild. = = = =**Learn about conservation and what "You Can Do to Help" before they are all gone from their wild lands..!**= =**Across Africa lions and other great predators are disappearing at an "Alaming Rate" each and every year!**= =**Conservationists have warned that Kenya’s lion population is in danger of becoming extinct within a few years if nothing is done to stem a wave of poaching, poisonings and hunting.**= __**﻿**__ = __**Lion Conservation Are You Involved ?**__ = == = **Did you know that your "Pet Cats" act Just Like the Big Cats in Africa We Need Your Help To Save.** = __**﻿**__ = = =**Lions once ranged across the continent and into Syria, Israel, Iraq, Pakistan, Iran, and even northwest India; 2,000 years ago more than a million lions roamed the Earth.**= = = =**S****ince the 1940s, when lions numbered an estimated 450,000, lion populations have blinked out across the continent.**= =**Now they may total as few as 20,000 animals.**= =**Scientists connect the drastic decreases in many cases to the expanding human populations.**= =﻿= = **__About the National Geographic "Big Cat Initiative" :__** = =**From African Lions in Kenya to the Snow Leopards in the Himalayas, to the Tigers in India and in Russia the big cats of the world need your help now to survive in the wild. and other top felines are quickly disappearing, all victims of habitat loss and degradation as well as conflicts with humans.**= = **First Step: Halting Decline of Lions** =
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=**Lions are dying off rapidly across Africa. These cats once ranged across the continent and into Syria, Israel, Iraq, Pakistan, Iran, and even northwest India; 2,000 years ago more than a million lions roamed the Earth. Since the 1940s, when lions numbered an estimated 400,000, lion populations have blinked out across the continent. Now they may total as few as 20,000 animals. Scientists connect the drastic decreases in many cases to burgeoning human populations. The Big Cats Initiative aims to halt lion population declines by the year 2015 and to restore populations to sustainable levels.**= =**To address this critical situation, the National Geographic Society and Explorers-in-Residence Dereck and Beverly Joubert, have launched the Big Cats Initiative, a comprehensive program that supports on-the-ground conservation projects, education, and economic incentive efforts and a global public-awareness campaign. “We no longer have the luxury of time when it comes to big cats,” says Dereck Joubert. “They are in such a downward spiral that if we hesitate now, we will be responsible for extinctions across the globe. If there was ever a time to take action, it is now.” You can help us make a difference. Your [|donation] can help save a big cat and ensure the Earth is not without these majestic creatures. [|Please donate today]! You also can help by signing up for Big Cats Initiative updates with the [|Geo-Link Newsletter].=**= = = =**Click on the " Link Below to Donate "**= =﻿= =**[]**= = **Who’s Involved** = = = =**The Big Cats Initiative is made up of conservationists led by [|National Geographic Explorers-in-Residence Dereck and Beverly Joubert]. Having lived and worked in some of Africa’s most remote areas for more than 25 years as authors and filmmakers, the Jouberts have embraced the cause of wildlife conservation, especially for big cats. They are active conservationists in Botswana, members of the IUCN Lion Working Group, and founding members of the Chobe Wildlife Trust and of Conservation International in Botswana. The Jouberts also work in ecotourism and on building community partnerships.**= =**Partners and Funders Sought**= = = =**National Geographic will collaborate with local and international NGOs, corporations, local community groups, and individuals to work with saving lions and ensuring the future of this multiyear initiative.**= = = =** For just $5, you can help National Geographic's Big Cats Initiative save lions, tigers, cheetahs and other big cats. Upload a photo of your little kitty to show your support! **= = **Big Cats Facts** **﻿**= = Show your Support by Shopping the National Geographic Store and by Subcribing to the National Geographic Magazine and by Watching the National Geographic Channel. = =[|SHOP NOW »]= =__**Order the National Geographic Magazine. Just click on the " Link Below "**__= =**[]**= = = =__**Click on the "Links Below" to " Learn More About Convervation ".**__= __**﻿**__ =**African Conservation Experience - for students interested in a Gap Year in Southern Africa**= =**[]**= =**African Conservation Experience - Moholoholo Rehabilitation**= =**[]**= __**﻿**__ =**__Kenya Lions on the Brink Of Extinction﻿__**= =**[]**=
 * =**To address this critical situation, the National Geographic Society and Explorers-in-Residence Dereck and Beverly Joubert, have launched the Big Cats Initiative, a comprehensive program that supports on-the-ground conservation projects, education, and economic incentive efforts and a global public-awareness campaign. “We no longer have the luxury of time when it comes to big cats,” says Dereck Joubert. “They are in such a downward spiral that if we hesitate now, we will be responsible for extinctions across the globe. If there was ever a time to take action, it is now.” You can help us make a difference. Your [|donation] can help save a big cat and ensure the Earth is not without these majestic creatures. [|Please donate today]! You also can help by signing up for Big Cats Initiative updates with the [|Geo-Link Newsletter].=**=
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 * =**How fast can a cheetah run? Which big cat is the strongest climber? Read all of the big cat facts to find out below.**=
 * =**The cheetah is the world's fastest land mammal. It can run at speeds of up to 70 miles an hour (113 kilometers an hour).**=
 * =**An adult lion's roar can be heard up to five miles (eight kilometers) away.**=
 * =**Long, muscular hind legs enable snow leopards to leap seven times their own body length in a single bound.**=
 * =**A tiger's stripes are like fingerprints—no two animals have the same pattern.**=
 * =**The strongest climber among the big cats, a leopard can carry prey twice its weight up a tree.**=
 * =**The Amur leopard is one of the most endangered animals in the world.**=
 * =**In one stride, a cheetah can cover 23 to 26 feet (7 to 8 meters).**=
 * =**The name "jaguar" comes from a Native American word meaning "he who kills with one leap."**=
 * =**In the wild, lions live for an average of 12 years and up to 16 years. They live up to 25 years in captivity.**=
 * =**The mountain lion and the cheetah share an ancestor.**=
 * =**Cheetahs do not roar, as the other big cats do. Instead, they purr.**=
 * =**Tigers are excellent swimmers and do not avoid water.**=
 * =**A female Amur leopard gives birth to one to four cubs in each litter.**=
 * =**Fossil records from two million years ago show evidence of jaguars.**=
 * =**Lions are the only cats that live in groups, called prides. Every female within the pride is usually related.**=
 * =**The leopard is the most widespread of all big cats.**=
 * =**Mountain lions are strong jumpers, thanks to muscular hind legs that are longer than their front legs.**=
 * =**Tigers have been hunted for their skin, bones, and other body parts, used in traditional Chinese medicine.**=
 * =**Unlike other cats, lions have a tuft of hair at the end of their tails.**=
 * =**After humans, mountain lions have the largest range of any mammal in the Western Hemisphere.**=
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