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Headline: World Lion Day: British Photographer Shares Selection Of Beautiful Lion Images

Caption: British guide, photographer and defender of persecuted species Paul Goldstein has shared a selection of his favourite lion pictures for World Lion Day 2020. Paul has spent the last 30 years capturing lions in the Masai Mara Conservancies, but now fears for them due to COVID-19 preventing travel. "It is simple... without tourists these already threatened cats will suffer,' explains Paul. 'As a signature species in front of batteries of safari-goers precision optics they are high carat commodities, which benefit millions.' 'Without the tourist's pound or dollar, denied by Foreign Office regulations, their days could be numbered.' 'Banning tourists is questionable at best and could leave a disastrous legacy for both the animals and those who rely on them.' 'Please ponder this on World Lion Day." Paul Goldstein works for Exodus travels and co-owns Kicheche camps in Kenya.

Keywords: wildlife,lion,wildlife photography

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