Zoos

Flehmen Lion at Melbourne Zoo

The species is considered, such as tigers and sharks, as the attractor public so they are very present in zoos. 2002 also zoos currently holding about 1,000 existing African lions and 100 Asiatic lions in the 2000s. They help raise awareness about the environment and conservation of these espèces

Exchange programs have long existed to diversify the gene pool of lions in captivity, though they did not include subspecies, creating a genetic pollution in populations of different origins. Current programs begin to take compte and try not to reproduce all the lions of different subspecies. The Species Survival Plan is a coordinated effort in this direction by the American Association of Zoos and Aquariums. In 1982, procedures were put in place in North America to preserve the genetic heritage of the Asiatic lion. The component for African lions started him in 1993, especially for the subspecies of South Africa. Most individuals detained are of uncertain origin, however, making their reintroduction impossible or presque

The subspecies of the lion of the Atlas, the most spectacular because most, not only through existing animals kept by zoos. One can see twelve at Port Lympne Zoo in Kent, UK. They all descended from animals that belonged to King of Morocco. Eleven specimens, considered Atlas lions, are also held by the zoo in Addis Ababa, a specimen is identified Zoo Neuwied, some specimens of the zoo Amnéville The WildLink International, in collaboration with Oxford University, have launched an ambitious international breeding conservatory called Barbary Lion Project, which aims to identify and reproduce those lions in order to reintroduce a national park Maroc