{"id":134327,"date":"2020-08-26T20:26:21","date_gmt":"2020-08-26T20:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whitelions.cybelemarketing.co.uk\/?page_id=134327"},"modified":"2020-12-02T10:31:29","modified_gmt":"2020-12-02T10:31:29","slug":"white-lion-key-facts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/whitelions.org\/it\/white-lion-key-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"White Lion Key Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid edgtf-section edgtf-content-aligment-left\" style=\"\"><div class=\"clearfix edgtf-full-section-inner\"><div class=\"mission-slider wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_revslider_element wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t<!-- START White Lion Key Facts REVOLUTION SLIDER 6.6.13 --><p class=\"rs-p-wp-fix\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t<rs-module-wrap id=\"rev_slider_15_1_wrapper\" data-source=\"gallery\" style=\"visibility:hidden;background:transparent;padding:0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<rs-module id=\"rev_slider_15_1\" style=\"\" data-version=\"6.6.13\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slides style=\"overflow: hidden; position: absolute;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slide style=\"position: absolute;\" data-key=\"rs-30\" data-title=\"Slide\" data-anim=\"ms:600;r:0;\" data-in=\"o:0;\" data-out=\"a:false;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/whitelions.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/public\/assets\/assets\/dummy.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_3631\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"rev-slidebg tp-rs-img rs-lazyload\" data-lazyload=\"\/\/whitelions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_3631.jpg\" data-parallax=\"8\" data-no-retina>\n<!--\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-15-slide-30-layer-7\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"xo:50px,40px,63px,2px;y:m;yo:196px,156px,145.5999984741211px,167px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:16,15,17,12;l:25,20,28,15;a:inherit;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"w:333px,332px,364px,250px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_bd=\"off\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_0=\"x:36px;tp:600;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1=\"tp:600;e:back.out;st:300;sp:500;sR:300;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;tp:600;st:w;sR:3200;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:10;font-family:'Open Sans';\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Jason A. Turner, Senior Scientific consultant, Global White Lion Protection Trust \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-15-slide-30-layer-11\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"rs-layer rev-btn\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/whitelions.org\/causes-list\/\" 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to Save \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-15-slide-30-layer-18\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"x:l,l,c,l;xo:47px,35px,-30px,4px;y:m;yo:57px,-38px,-41.39999961853027px,-6px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:25,30,25,20;l:40,35,30,25;fw:700;a:left,inherit,inherit,inherit;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"w:768px,497px,420px,263px;h:202px,auto,241px,auto;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_bd=\"off\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_0=\"x:47px;tp:600;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1=\"tp:600;e:back.out;st:200;sp:500;sR:200;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;tp:600;st:w;sR:3300;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:5;font-family:'Merriweather';text-shadow:2px 2px 1px rgba(7, 7, 7, 1);\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\u2018Since the genetic marker has been successfully identified, \na moratorium preventing the hunting of lions in this region is an essential next step in scientific enquiry and national policy-making, to urgently protect the gene pool and gene carriers.\u2019\n\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-15-slide-30-layer-19\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"xo:39px,28px,55px,1px;yo:182px,24px,165px,44px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:94,54,40,30;l:118,68,51,31;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"w:auto,575px,431px,322px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:12;font-family:'Merriweather';text-shadow:2px 2px 1px rgba(7, 7, 7, 1);\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>White Lion Key Facts \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n-->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slide style=\"position: absolute;\" data-key=\"rs-31\" data-title=\"Slide\" data-anim=\"ms:1000;r:0;\" data-in=\"o:0;\" data-out=\"a:false;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/whitelions.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/public\/assets\/assets\/dummy.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Mandla-2\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1330\" class=\"rev-slidebg tp-rs-img rs-lazyload\" data-lazyload=\"\/\/whitelions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mandla-2.jpg\" data-parallax=\"off\" data-no-retina>\n<!--\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-15-slide-31-layer-4\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"x:l,l,c,l;xo:65px,-70px,-55px,6px;y:m;yo:146px,-46px,-320px,89px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:33,50,40,30;l:52,70,60,35;fw:700;a:left,inherit,inherit,inherit;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"w:1096,497px,420px,298px;h:auto,367px,241px,auto;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_bd=\"off\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_0=\"x:62px;tp:600;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1=\"tp:600;e:back.out;st:200;sp:500;sR:200;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;tp:600;st:w;sR:3300;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:8;font-family:'Merriweather';text-shadow:2px 2px 1px rgba(7, 7, 7, 1);\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>FACT<\/br>The White Lions occur <\/br> naturally in only one place on Earth: \nthe UNESCO <\/br>Kruger-to-Canyons Biosphere. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n-->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slide style=\"position: absolute;\" data-key=\"rs-34\" data-title=\"Slide\" data-anim=\"ms:1000;r:0;\" data-in=\"o:0;\" data-out=\"a:false;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/whitelions.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/public\/assets\/assets\/dummy.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"DSC_8683-Zihra-Zukhara\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1311\" class=\"rev-slidebg tp-rs-img rs-lazyload\" data-lazyload=\"\/\/whitelions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSC_8683-Zihra-Zukhara.jpg\" data-parallax=\"off\" data-no-retina>\n<!--\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-15-slide-34-layer-5\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"x:l,l,c,l;xo:65px,37px,-38px,2px;y:m;yo:137px,165px,182px,114px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:33,35,30,30;l:52,45,40,35;fw:700;a:left,inherit,inherit,inherit;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"w:523px,417px,420px,259px;h:auto,245px,auto,auto;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_bd=\"off\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_0=\"x:62px;tp:600;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1=\"tp:600;e:back.out;st:200;sp:500;sR:200;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;tp:600;st:w;sR:3300;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:6;font-family:'Merriweather';text-shadow:2px 2px 1px rgba(7, 7, 7, 1);\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>FACT<\/br>\nCurrently, there is no law nationally or internationally that protects White Lions. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n-->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slide style=\"position: absolute;\" data-key=\"rs-33\" data-title=\"Slide\" data-anim=\"adpr:false;\" data-in=\"o:0;\" data-out=\"a:false;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img 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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"x:l,l,c,l;xo:65px,5px,-70px,1px;y:m;yo:151px,156px,167px,135px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:33,40,35,30;l:52,45,40,35;fw:700;a:left,inherit,inherit,inherit;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"w:532px,497px,420px,289px;h:auto,234px,auto,auto;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_bd=\"off\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_0=\"x:62px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1=\"e:back.out;st:200;sp:500;sR:200;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;sR:3300;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:8;font-family:'Merriweather';text-shadow:2px 2px 1px rgba(7, 7, 7, 1);\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>FACT<\/br>\nWhite Lions are not albinos but a genetic rarity. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n-->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slides>\n\t\t\t\t<\/rs-module>\n\t\t\t\t<script>\n\t\t\t\t\tsetREVStartSize({c: 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edgtf-content-aligment-left edgtf-grid-section\" style=\"\"><div class=\"edgtf-section-inner\"><div class=\"edgtf-section-inner-margin clearfix\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1598473576195\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2>Top Key Facts about White Lions<\/h2>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"edgtf-separator-holder clearfix  edgtf-separator-left\">\n\t<div class=\"edgtf-separator\" style=\"border-color: #ffb422;width: 55px;border-bottom-width: 3px;margin-top: 25px;margin-bottom: 25px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid edgtf-section vc_custom_1598533550125 edgtf-content-aligment-left edgtf-grid-section\" style=\"\"><div class=\"edgtf-section-inner\"><div class=\"edgtf-section-inner-margin clearfix\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_left\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1354\" src=\"https:\/\/whitelions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Matsieng-KJ-2.jpg\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whitelions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Matsieng-KJ-2.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/whitelions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Matsieng-KJ-2-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whitelions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Matsieng-KJ-2-1024x693.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/whitelions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Matsieng-KJ-2-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/whitelions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Matsieng-KJ-2-1536x1040.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/whitelions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Matsieng-KJ-2-600x406.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><strong>White Lions are not albinos, but a genetic rarity unique to one endemic region on the globe: The UNESCO Kruger-to-Canyons Biosphere region.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Genetic Marker that determines the unique colouration of White Lions was finally identified in October 2013, after a 7 year study initiated by the Global White Lion Protection Trust, partnering 7 different countries. Determining the frequency of occurrence of the white gene in this region is a next step for the Global White Lion Protection Trust<\/p>\n<p>Currently, lions in South Africa have been classified by\u00a0<strong>CITES<\/strong>\u00a0(Convention for the International Trade in Endangered Species) and the IUCN as a species of \u201cleast concern\u201d. This has had disastrous results, leading to the legalisation of the notorious cross-border lion-bone trade. The Global White Lion Protection Trust tirelessly campaigns to have this deplorable, bureaucratic listing revoked.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid edgtf-section edgtf-content-aligment-left edgtf-grid-section\" style=\"\"><div class=\"edgtf-section-inner\"><div class=\"edgtf-section-inner-margin clearfix\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>The earliest recorded sighting of White Lions by Europeans in the Timbavati region (Kruger-to-Canyons Biosphere) was in 1938. However, the oral records of African elders indicate that these unique animals survived in this region for many centuries.<\/p>\n<p>The unique White Lion gene is carried by certain of the tawny coloured lions in the region, and despite the trophy hunting of these magnificent creatures and other forced removals, White Lion births continually occurred in different prides in the region. This proves the conservation value of this rare phenotype to the biodiversity of this wilderness region.<\/p>\n<p>As the commercial trophy hunting of lions continued in this region, the White Lions finally went extinct in the land of their origins. In 2004, after 12 years of technical extinction of the White Lions in their ancestral homelands, the Global White Lion Protection Trust commenced its reintroduction program. Today, the organisation has successfully reintroduced 3 prides of integrated White Lions to free-roaming conditions in their natural endemic habitat.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_video_widget wpb_content_element vc_clearfix   vc_video-aspect-ratio-169 vc_video-el-width-100 vc_video-align-right\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_video_wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"One United Roar calls for No trade in Endangered Species.\" width=\"1060\" height=\"596\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B4cOUte1IGE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid edgtf-section vc_custom_1598534073969 edgtf-content-aligment-left edgtf-grid-section\" style=\"\"><div class=\"edgtf-section-inner\"><div class=\"edgtf-section-inner-margin clearfix\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_left\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1287\" src=\"https:\/\/whitelions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Nebu-Close-up.jpg\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whitelions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Nebu-Close-up.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/whitelions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Nebu-Close-up-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whitelions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Nebu-Close-up-1024x659.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/whitelions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Nebu-Close-up-768x494.jpg 768w, https:\/\/whitelions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Nebu-Close-up-1536x988.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/whitelions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Nebu-Close-up-600x386.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ph-mb-8 ph-relative\">\n<div class=\"ph-task-body__comments ph-overflow-auto ph-scrollbar ph-pr-3 ph-overflow-x-hidden\">\n<div class=\"ph-comment-item ph-flex ph-group ph-mb-8 last:ph-mb-0\" data-cy=\"comment\">\n<div class=\"ph-comment-content ph-flex-1\">\n<div class=\"ph-comment-item__text editor-content\">\n<p><strong>Correcting misinformation about the White Lions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There continues to be widespread misinformation about White Lions being unable to survive in the wild, due to a perceived lack of camouflage and hunting ability. This has no factual basis. After a 10-year scientific study on White Lion hunting behaviour, the Global White Lion Protection Trust published a ground-breaking scientific paper providing evidence that White Lions hunt as effectively as wild tawny lions in the same free-roaming area [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.open-science-repository.com\/biology-45011830.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Turner, Vasicek &amp; Somers 2015<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>In 2006, White Lions started reoccurring in the UNESCO Kruger-to-Canyons Biosphere region, proving that the White Lion is a natural occurrence and that the unique gene still exists in this region. In 2014, the first white cubs were once again born in the Kruger National Park \u2013 a region in which there is no lion trophy hunting, so this adds hope for the long-term survival of White Lions.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid edgtf-section vc_custom_1598534508222 edgtf-content-aligment-left edgtf-grid-section\" style=\"\"><div class=\"edgtf-section-inner\"><div class=\"edgtf-section-inner-margin clearfix\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Finally, after the Global White Lion Protection Trust presented in South African Parliament in 2019, calling for a moratorium on the commercial trophy hunting of lions in the private nature reserves bordering the Kruger National Park, a temporary non-hunting of lions policy has been adopted. This is a great step forward, but the Global White Lion Protection Trust will continue to campaign until this is enshrined in national legislation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Protecting a living heritage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Global White Lion Protection Trust has initiated a scientific study to conclusively investigate the ecology of White Lions in their natural habitat, as part of a PhD study conducted by specialist lion ecologist, Jason A. Turner.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, there is no law nationally or internationally that protects the White Lions from being wiped off the face of the earth. Furthermore, the disastrous down-listing by CITES of South Africa\u2019s lions to Appendix II \u201cleast concern\u201d has increased the demand for lion parts\/bones of both captive lions and wild lions, putting lions under greater threat of extinction.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_left\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1316\" src=\"https:\/\/whitelions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSC3331-Nebu.jpg\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whitelions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSC3331-Nebu.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/whitelions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSC3331-Nebu-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whitelions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSC3331-Nebu-1024x674.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/whitelions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSC3331-Nebu-768x505.jpg 768w, https:\/\/whitelions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSC3331-Nebu-1536x1011.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/whitelions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSC3331-Nebu-600x395.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid edgtf-section vc_custom_1598534073969 edgtf-content-aligment-left edgtf-grid-section\" style=\"\"><div class=\"edgtf-section-inner\"><div class=\"edgtf-section-inner-margin clearfix\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_left\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1548\" height=\"1052\" src=\"https:\/\/whitelions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSC7025.jpg\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whitelions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSC7025.jpg 1548w, https:\/\/whitelions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSC7025-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whitelions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSC7025-1024x696.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/whitelions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSC7025-768x522.jpg 768w, https:\/\/whitelions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSC7025-1536x1044.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/whitelions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSC7025-600x408.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1548px) 100vw, 1548px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ph-mb-8 ph-relative\">\n<div class=\"ph-task-body__comments ph-overflow-auto ph-scrollbar ph-pr-3 ph-overflow-x-hidden\">\n<div class=\"ph-comment-item ph-flex ph-group ph-mb-8 last:ph-mb-0\" data-cy=\"comment\">\n<div class=\"ph-comment-content ph-flex-1\">\n<div class=\"ph-comment-item__text editor-content\">\n<p>The cultural importance of the White Lions equals their conservation importance. Culturally, the local Sepedi and Tsonga communities of the UNESCO Kruger-to-Canyons Biosphere region celebrate the White Lions as a living heritage. Ecologically, the White Lions are a capstone animal \u2013 critical to restoring the biodiversity of this unique ecosystem.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid edgtf-section edgtf-content-aligment-left\" style=\"\"><div class=\"edgtf-full-section-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jason A. 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