World Lion Day 2025 - August 10
August 14 , 2025
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- It aims to raise the awareness about the rapidly declining lion population and the urgent need for their conservation.
- Lions (Panthera leo) are the most social big cats, found mainly in sub-Saharan Africa.
- The Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) is a slightly smaller than African lion.
- Asiatic lion numbers grew from 523 in 2015 to 891 by 2025, per the 16th Lion Census (2025).
- It is listed as Vulnerable in IUCN Red List.
- The Project Lion was Launched on August 15, 2020 to secure the future of Asiatic lions.
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