Populasi singa sudah sangat kritis saat ini. Jika tidak ada upaya konservasi, singa akan benar-benar habis 15 tahun mendatang.
Pada tahun 1960, terdapat 400.000 singa yang hidup di alam liar. Tapi pada saat ini, tersisa hanya 20.000 ekor singa. Sebuah fakta yang menunjukkan adanya penurunan cukup besar--hingga 95 persen--bagi populasi singa.
Hal ini disampaikan oleh Dereck Joubert yang bersama dengan istrinya Beverly tinggal di tengah-tengah kehidupan rimba Botswana selama puluhan tahun. Pasangan ini merupakan penjelajah dan konservasionis yang biasa mengerjakan proyek dokumenter seputar lingkungan alam. Pada proyek terakhir, mereka mengikuti dan merekam kehidupan singa liar yang hidup di Delta Okavango, Botswana.
Film dokumenter berjudul "The Last Lions" ini menggambarkan perjuangan singa mempertahankan diri dan wilayah teritorinya dari pemangsa. Dokumenter juga menampilkan gambar-gambar dramatis, termasuk perkelahian buas antarsinga saat memperebutkan binatang buruan atau air, yang seringkali berakhir pada kematian salah satu pihak.
Mengutip perkataan Joubert, "Kecuali kita mulai mengupayakan pencegahan masalah ini dari sekarang, singa-singa akan punah dalam lima belas tahun ke depan." (National Geographic Indonesia/Gloria Samantha)
Sumber: http://sains.kompas.com/read/2011/03/07/20535341/Singa.Terancam.Punah.15.Tahun.Lagi
Lion Endangered 15 Year Again
Lion population has been very critical at this time. If there is no conservation effort, the lion will actually discharged the next 15 years.
In 1960, there were 400,000 lions that live in the wild. But at this point, just 20,000 lions left. A fact which indicates a decrease quite large - up to 95 percent - for the population of lions.
This was conveyed by Dereck Joubert who along with his wife Beverly live in the middle of Botswana wildlife for decades. This couple is the usual explorers and conservationists working on a documentary project about the natural environment. In the final project, they follow and record the lives of wild lions that live in the Okavango Delta, Botswana.
This was conveyed by Dereck Joubert who along with his wife Beverly live in the middle of Botswana wildlife for decades. This couple is the usual explorers and conservationists working on a documentary project about the natural environment. In the final project, they follow and record the lives of wild lions that live in the Okavango Delta, Botswana.
The documentary titled "The Last Lions", represents the lion's struggle to defend themselves and the territory from predators. The documentary also shows dramatic images, including a wild brawl antarsinga when fighting animals or water, which often ended in the death of either party.
Quoting the words of Joubert, "Unless we begin to seek the prevention of this problem from now, the lions will become extinct in fifteen years." (National Geographic Indonesia / Gloria Samantha)