S. African Kevin Richardson: "The Lion Whisperer"

The population of lions has decreased from around 350,000 to about only 25,000 in a fifteen year period!. 
deidreelliott: Beast tamer - Kevin Richardson (another Steve Irwin!) Kevin Richardson, zoologist and animal behaviouralist, raises and trains some of the most dangerous animals known to man. To do this he does not use the common methods of breaking the animal’s spirit with sticks and chains, instead he uses love, understanding and trust. Richardsone is based in a wildlife conservation area near Johannesburg, South Africa, where he works his unusual gift with wild animals. Animal behaviorists typically study the behavior of social groups of animals and the social structure within them. Kevin is so instinctively in tune with these beasts that volatile mother hyenas even allow him to hold their newborn cubs without leaping to the rescue in attack. But lions are his favorite. He lavishes them with unconditional love, he says, treating each individual differently, speaking to them, caressing them, and above all, treating them with respect, reports . With this unusual method of training he has developed some exceptionally personal bonds with his students. He sleeps with lions, cuddles newborn hyenas, swims with lionesses. View many more of his photos HERE
He hopes the media attention on his movies and relationship with wild animals can create public awareness on the necessity to protect and preserve Africa's wild fauna.
He runs "Kingdom of the White Lion" facility in Gauteng Province (South Africa) in an effort to persuade people from hunting lions, a big money business in this country.
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