LIVING WALLS PROJECT PERMITTED USE: This image may be downloaded or is otherwise provided at no charge for one-time use for coverage or promotion of the African People & Wildlife Fund’s Living Walls project. Copying, distribution, archiving, sub licensing, sale, or resale of the image is prohibited.   REQUIRED CREDIT AND CAPTION: Any and all image uses must (1) be properly credited to the relevant photographer and include a caption, as shown in this metadata, and (2) include a mention of the African People & Wildlife Fund’s Living Walls project. DEFAULT: Failure to comply with the prohibitions and requirements set forth above will obligate the individual or entity receiving this image to pay a fee determined by National Geographic. Photo by Laly Lichtenfeld/African People & Wildlife Fund Lions are the best-known predators of the Maasai Steppe. The Maasai people revere the animals, but due to lion-habitat fragmentation and human population growth, increasing instances of livestock attacks by lions and ensuing retaliatory hunts are threatening remaining lion populations.

Laly Lichtenfeld is a woman with a passion for Africa, big predators, and conservation. She resides in Tanzania where she co-founded the African People & Wildlife Fund. Her work emphasizes the human-animal relationship and how rural communities can both conserve and benefit from their wildlife and natural resources. She spoke at TEDxJacksonHole and will also present at the JH WILD Festival this Friday night.

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