Have you heard about the Lion Whisperer? Well, his name is Kevin Richardson and when most people think about him they see in front of them a video like the one above. He has done amazing work with raising awareness about lions and hyenas and keeps on working on an lifelong path to understanding and protecting these wonderful creatures. As a self-taught animal behaviorist, he now has a sanctuary and a website (Lion Whisperer) where he has several ways for people to help him out in his work, including volunteer work and beautiful artsy prints of him and the lions that you can purchase.
What Kevin does is something so many people thought wasn't possible, interact with wild animals with a relationship built on trust, not fear.
Through history we have beaten and used animals, making them fear us to gain control, but Kevin shows the opposite way of handling these powerful animals, and when you see it, it makes so much sense. The only reason any animal acts violently is that they feel a need to act on their fear, and when you beat them and break them, that fear will lash out, not the animal.
For a perfect example on what happens to wild animals in fear see the movie: Tyke - Elephant outlaw
In Kevins relationship with the lions there just isn't the need for any fear, the lion feels safe and the man feels safe. This goes for any animal.
The sanctuary he has is called Kevin Richardson's Wildlife Sanctuary and their mission is to provide a self-sustaining sanctuary for large carnivores to preserve the species. They do this through awareness, education and funding. What they do is very important, especially since two subspecies of the lion just gained the protection from the U.S Endangered Species Act after Cecil the famous lion was shot last year. This only restricts people from bringing hunting trophies (like paws and heads) into the country, not the actual hunting of the animals.
Links
Lion Whisperer - Youtube channel - Article on new Endangered species - Art of the Pride - Volunteer
Through history we have beaten and used animals, making them fear us to gain control, but Kevin shows the opposite way of handling these powerful animals, and when you see it, it makes so much sense. The only reason any animal acts violently is that they feel a need to act on their fear, and when you beat them and break them, that fear will lash out, not the animal.For a perfect example on what happens to wild animals in fear see the movie: Tyke - Elephant outlaw
In Kevins relationship with the lions there just isn't the need for any fear, the lion feels safe and the man feels safe. This goes for any animal.
The sanctuary he has is called Kevin Richardson's Wildlife Sanctuary and their mission is to provide a self-sustaining sanctuary for large carnivores to preserve the species. They do this through awareness, education and funding. What they do is very important, especially since two subspecies of the lion just gained the protection from the U.S Endangered Species Act after Cecil the famous lion was shot last year. This only restricts people from bringing hunting trophies (like paws and heads) into the country, not the actual hunting of the animals.
Links
Lion Whisperer - Youtube channel - Article on new Endangered species - Art of the Pride - Volunteer
