From lion killers to lion savers

12/9/2014

Dunn, Meghan. "Transforming Lion Killers into 'Lion Guardians'" CNN. Cable News Network, 09 Dec. 2014. Web. 09 Dec. 2014.

            Leela Hazzah is a women with a passion, and a commitment to save the lions in Africa. The population of lions in Africa today in down to 30,000 from where it was a century ago at 3 million. This is due to tribal members hunting lions, not for food, but for revenge against eating their livestock. Hazzah is committed to convincing these killers into becoming guardians to these lions. She has come up with a foundation into supplying these guardians with lion trackers in order to keep up with the lion movements. She says that when she first arrived she saw no lions, now she sees them everywhere.
            People all around the world can look at this story and feel invited to go out and change the world. Though this victory is small in the eyes of say cancer or world hunger, if everyone looked at helping the world out the same way Leela Hazzah did the world would be a better place.

162 Comments

Hope

1/6/2015 01:14:54 am

That was a great post! I never knew that people could change like that and save lions and their cattle.I liked how even after the informational video and you still told some interesting facts. Can you tell me more about the lions and their habitat?

Cyndi

1/26/2015 02:18:49 am

It sounds like educating the hunters about the importance of preserving some of the lions is part of what she worked on. The trackers probably help them feel like they can protect their own animals.

Cool story to share - thanks!

Elizaabeth F

1/27/2015 01:46:01 am

That was a great post! I never knew that someone created a foundation just to save lions. Do you have any more interesting facts about Leela Hazzah saving the lions?

McKenzie W.

1/27/2015 01:46:21 am

That was very interesting, Who knew that lion killers would becoume lion savers! I think Leah Hazzah is a great person to save lions like that. Also, if people start to listen to her then the world will be a better place for lions!

McKenzie W.

1/27/2015 01:52:27 am

In addition, Can you update us on the loins?

McKenzie W.

1/27/2015 01:54:18 am

Lions

Kara H.

1/27/2015 01:48:19 am

This story inspired me to help the world in some way. I think that big cats are beautiful, majestic creatures, and that they are a worthy cause to help. Do you think that lions are close to being extinct, or that we can manage to save them? (I'm going with number 2)

Payten C.

1/27/2015 01:49:44 am

This was a very interesting article. I really enjoyed hearing about Leela Hazzah and her project to protect lions. When most people think about animal killers, they think elephants, whales, or even tigers. But, they do not realize how many other animals are in danger. I think that is a very great thing Leela Hazzah is doing with her life. Could you tell me more about how the population changed in the lion habitat?

Aric T

1/27/2015 01:50:28 am

It's amazing that she was able to save the lions of Africa! Especially when the tribal people killing the lions were driven by revenge for their livestock. But how did supplying the people with tracking device bring back the lions though? Also, what did the people do with the lions after they were killed?

Billy G.

1/27/2015 01:52:59 am

I liked the Lion Killers to Lion Savers article and informative video. That post was very informative and I learned a lot. I did not know that lions in Africa were endangered. Livestock is not as majestic and powerful as a lion. I wonder why people would kill a lion just because of a couple of chickens. I would like to know more about this

Isabella Y.

1/27/2015 01:53:24 am

Wow that was a really cool story how Leela has devoted her life into saving lions. I never knew that there used to be 3 million lions and now there is only 30,000. It's really inspiring to know that she cared enough to help and save all the lions she could and the lion species in Africa! If Leela can make a difference then how much of a difference could others make if we all teamed up?

Aric T

1/27/2015 02:01:30 am

Is 30,000 as a population of animals a large amount? It sounds like it is, but is it a normal number?

Brinda K.

1/27/2015 01:55:07 am

I really enjoyed this post because it made me feel like I should do something to change the world. I agree with the author that if everyone did something to change the world, the world would be a better place for animals and humans. I want to know, what else is Leela Hazzah doing? Is this her only project, or is she working on other ways to save the animals?

Grace C.

1/27/2015 01:55:29 am

What an inspiring story. An ordinary person can go and change the lives of others. It was really interesting how she supplied the guardians with lion trackers in order to keep up with the lions movements. She traveled all the way to Africa to make a difference for the lions. Can you tell me more about how the lions are doing recently?

Sara Y

1/27/2015 01:56:25 am

That was a really cool story. Protecting animals is really important, so I hope that the lions are saved. I liked how you included the video to tell us even more. Is there a lack of food for the people where this is happening? Where did you find all of this information? Thank you for taking the time to do this!

Colin B.

1/27/2015 01:58:23 am

I'm glad people are making changes in Africa. Maybe one day the lion population will grow back to 3 million. If it does, that proves we can do more things and make the world a better place. I never knew it was the tribes! I thought it was hunters hunting for money, and hunters only. If we can do it with lions, we can do it with other endangered species. Also, could you include more facts? For instance, how many are killed each year for revenge or money? Or what amount the lions could reach in a year with this new strategy on preserving the lions?

Daniella M

1/27/2015 01:59:59 am

This is a lovley story. I'm very glad you wrote about it. It's amazing what one person can do. I loved the intresting facts you posted. I never knew that people didn't kill lions for their meat but for revenge. It's amazing how someone wanted to save lions so bad and tried really hard to save them. This is a very well writen story. Do you think this inspired other people to follow their dream/wish? Thank you so much for informing us about this story! I would love to know more about what this has done to the population of lions. Do you know how much the lion population increased by? I would love it if you could please tell us more about lions?

Kyra

1/27/2015 02:01:20 am

I think that this story is a good example of what animal lovers can do to save creatures when they are older. Do the lion trackers tell the livestock owners when the lions are near? If so, that is a very smart idea!

Alex C

1/27/2015 02:01:20 am

That was a very inspirational post because it made me think of lions as creatures in need. I thought that lions did not need help from us. I wonder, how much of the lion population has grown since she started the organization? Once again, you were very inspirational and thank you for you're wonderful post.

Olivia B

1/27/2015 02:01:26 am

Wow, I didn't know that lions were being killed and that someone could help enough to save them. Are there other organizations working to save lions? This article is very inspiring and motivates people to help, though maybe not in a huge way,but we can still help.In what way are the people killing them benefiting besides saving there live stock? Can you consider thinking about possibly doing more articles revolving around saving animals?

Eliza W.

1/27/2015 02:01:29 am

That story is very inspiring! It must be hard work to work that diligently
just to save a species. I wonder how many lions there are today? I bet there are more lions because of groups like her working to save them.

Mary Grace

1/27/2015 02:01:33 am

The writer did a great job describing the topic. I am proud that people are standing up for endangered animals like lions because they should live up to be more than a rug! I hope other people around the world read this article and change their point of view on lions. Hazzah is a very persuasive writer and I hope she commits to writing and saves other endangered species around the globe. What animals do you think should be saved?

Daniel L.

1/27/2015 02:01:52 am

I think that it is really interesting that the lion killers have become people who help lions. The article is great, and I think that lions are an important part of the ecosystem and should be protected. I really like how it titled the article because it gives you a good idea of the article. It is a really good article, but how did she see no lions at first and so many after the lion killers started to help? I also want to know how the lion killers started to help because didn't they want revenge against the lions. Anyway the article was very good, Leela Hazzah made a very good point.

Rory H

1/27/2015 02:01:57 am

That is an outstanding post! I love how you connected Leela Hazzah to other people, and how they can help fight against cancer and other wordly problems. I would love to learn more about lions and other reasons they are becoming extinct. I would like to reasearch this, and would like to know where you got your sources. Also, how do lion trackers help keep lions safe? Thank you for typing that amazing article.

Rebecca B.

1/27/2015 02:02:35 am

I love this story. It makes me want to change the world just like Leela Hazzah. I love the idea of a foundation to help save lions. Has she done any other amazing things or has she been committed on saving lions? If she is focused on saving lions it would be great. I am so happy she is changing the world.

Hannah B.

1/27/2015 02:04:35 am

This is a great letter and persuaded me to go out there and do something. Thats really sad aboout how the population changed a lot over time. This orginization hopfully should help the lions! I hope the rest of the world agrees with me too, do you?

William S.

1/28/2015 01:41:56 am

I always thought that lions were ferocious serial killers that killed everything in sight but, now I know that lions are endangered because humans kill them. I think that it is very good that a lady is spending her valuble time on helping lions become plentiful again.

Ron T

1/28/2015 01:42:42 am

I think it's sad that a population could change from 3 million to 30,000 in a hundred years. I would like to know how else the lions might have been killed over the years. I think helping a creature that no one usually thinks is in danger is a great idea

Nairita S.

1/28/2015 01:44:45 am

Such an inspiring story... it makes me happy to see that such a small choice can make such a big change. This makes me think that I'm just another person like Leela, and that so many people could be making changes like her. It's amazing what a big change one person can make. Would you be able to update us on the lions and lion population? Thank you for sharing this information.

Cameron C.

1/28/2015 01:46:48 am

I think it is amazing that Leela is trying to save these lions. She has personally inspired me to do something great for the world. I love lions and I would hate to see them go extinct. Leela is doing a great thing for the world and she is making the world more bright. I have been so inspired to help people around me. This may be a something small to most people but Leela is doing something to help the world. There are people all over the world trying to help make it better. I want to be one of those people. So Leela you are so good with helping the world what is something I can do to help the world around me?

Bethany L.

1/28/2015 01:47:12 am

I think that this is an amazing thing that Leela Hazzah is doing this. The video makes me want to join the Lion Guardians because I love cats and lions are big cats. However, it makes me wonder, how do they know where a lion is, or who needs to stop hunting lions? Some of the tribal members may be good and not wish to kill the lions, but instead protect them! However, I don't think Leela Hazzah is in the wrong. What she is doing is amazing!

Kendall B.

1/28/2015 01:47:23 am

I believe that lions should be saved just as this writer did. I had already believed in this, ut this honestly made me feel for the lions. I never imagined that these warriors came to protect the lions they once hunted.

Maryn R.

1/28/2015 01:48:05 am

I think it is wonderful that Leela Hazzah wants to save lions so much! She has a passion that few other people have. I also think it is very cruel for hunters to kill lions not for food, but for sport. It is amazing that she has attemped to do so much and it has been so helpful! I wonder how many lions her organization has saved? This article makes me want to go do something about saving these amazing creatures. I believe that even though that this organization is small now, we can make it larger in the future.

Hannah O.

1/28/2015 01:49:10 am

It is amazing that one women could do so much to save the lions. She moved to Africa just to save the lions that are still alive today. She transformed "Lion Killers" to "Lion Savers". It is mind blowing that one person can do that much to make the world a better place. I think that if we all do something like the women in the video, there would be more wildlife than ever.

Emily L

1/28/2015 01:49:29 am

I thought this story was very touching, I think it is great that Leela Hazzah would go and save animals, and it makes me want to do something about it. Also, I think it is very sad that the lion population has decreased. Last of all, it is wonderful that the tribal people changed from killing lions to helping the lions. Is the lion population doing better now that Leela Hazzah ad the tribal people tried to help?

Ava B.

1/28/2015 01:50:11 am

I found the article very inspiring and interesting.I thought that the fact that the lion population dropped so dramatically in just a century was fascinating. Leela seems like a great leader in the fight to save lions. Has anyone else followed her idea to save other animals?

Meghan W.

1/28/2015 01:50:13 am

I love this story so much, it was full of heart and love for all the lions in the world. I sometimes wonder when I sit in bed if we ever lose any animals over night and that answers my question. Wow 30,000 lions in the world right now. Its sad that lions lived on Earth before us and now we just took their home. Now I want to help some animals in the world, just like Leela Hazzah.

Cameron C.

1/28/2015 01:51:04 am

Leela is doing such a great thing. She is making such a big difference.
There are so many people and animals who need help and Leela is one of the people who really cares.

Camy T.

1/28/2015 01:51:40 am

That was an amazing story! I loved how Leela devoted her life to save lions. She turned Lion Killers into Lion Gardians. It is amazing how Leela changed the world! I also love how Leela made a connection with the people living there. I never knew that the population of lions went from 3 million to 30,000! Is Leela devoting her life to other animals too? Also how do the Lion Trackers help the lions?

Katelyn H.

1/28/2015 01:51:49 am

Wow that is amazing! It was so great of her to try and help lions and even better have other lion killers become lion guardians! The sad fact is, if more people do not start to help soon lions could become extinct in our lifetime. It would be great if there were more people in the world like her. Imagine if every creature could be protected like these African Lions are. I Had not heard of Leela Hazzah until I read this article. It really made me look at things in a diffrent way even though it was not that long. Thank you Leela Hazzah!

Ryann J

1/28/2015 01:52:10 am

I really loved this story and video. I inspired me so much to protect animals. Also, I didn't know that there are only about 30,000 lions now and that there were about 3 million lions before. Leela Hazzah really dedicated her life to lions. I love how devoted she is to protecting animals. I wonder if other countries/towns are killing lions and if Leela Hazzah is helping them too?

Clarissa H.

1/28/2015 01:56:51 am

I love the fact that people are taking action for something like this. I really love animals so I am super happy people are defending lions from harm. I have heard a lot about lions and tigers being endangered and their number of population going down. It makes me so happy that you are doing things like this. One thing that opened my mind in this video was why Native Tribes would kill creatures that only ate their live stock to survive. It is just like humans killing animals for meat. But it made me happier that they came from lion killers to lion savers. This little organization really helps the ecosystem and the environment. I wonder what great things lions do for the ecosystem. Anybody have any thoughts?

Stephanie B

1/28/2015 02:28:24 am

I like hearing about organizations that help save animals. I want to be like Leela Huzzah. If more people were like her there wouldn't be any endangered species. Why can't more people save animals?

Maria C.

1/28/2015 02:28:52 am

I think Leela Hazzah is a woman to look up to and is a role model who had an idea and was able to put it to work. It was amazing to see that one woman was able to make people who used to kill animals into people who will risk their life to save lions. I wonder if she did any helpful actions when she was a kid?

Jenna B.

1/28/2015 08:11:53 am

I think that helping the lions is a wonderful idea. They are much better off now thanks to Leela Hazzah. Convincing lion killers to help the lions instead was good as well, because while not as many lions are being killed, they are now also being protected. This project could very well have saved these beautiful creatures from extinction. It is a very inspiring story. Are any other organizations helping lions?

Hailey

2/2/2015 01:25:33 am

Yes, there are many more organisations helping lions.

ilyssa M

1/28/2015 10:34:32 pm

im so glad were trying to help lions there such gentle giants😃

jackp

1/29/2015 02:37:16 am

You mite want to write a bit more.

Aaron C.

1/28/2015 10:39:21 pm

I'm so happy that
Your saving lions😆

ilyssa m

2/4/2015 09:52:36 pm

i agree so well with you aaron you made a small comment but... your heart is BIG

Mason

2/4/2015 10:03:46 pm

Me too! I mean who doesn't like lions.
Did you know that lions are called the king of the jungle.

Mason

1/28/2015 10:41:41 pm

I love lions.I don't want anyone to kill them.
I want to help the lions but I don't Know how! 😦

winnH

1/28/2015 10:43:23 pm

I like her thinking.She looks very persuasive.I really hope she saves the lions.

Ashlyn W.

1/28/2015 10:43:52 pm

I am amazed that one women cared so much about lions! I never realized that lions were so endangered!

Graeme F.

1/29/2015 02:15:58 am

It's sad that they were killing lions just because the lions killed some of their livestock.

Evan Cohn

1/29/2015 02:19:37 am

I really loved this!
I think it is really importaint to keep lions alive because they are part of nature and are very cool!

Jackp

1/29/2015 02:25:13 am

I like haw the lion killers are turning into lion trackers and the Americans are helping the lion killers understand haw to track lions and not kill them and try to protect the lions and not bother them so they don't attack them so they don't have to hurt them or kill them.

Emma Kate H

1/29/2015 06:27:09 am

It's so sweet and kind of Leela Hazzah to help these gentle giants so much, and to set up a whole foundation about lions. Who knew that they were endangered?

Graeme F.

2/1/2015 08:05:57 am

It's really sad that tribes were killing lions just because the lions killed some of their livestock. It's not like they will never get another cow after a lion ate one cow. It's amazing that people can change that quickly from lion killers to lion savers. Thankfully the lions have reproduced and the lions are starting to be seen again. Who knew that people could change that quickly?

Carly F.

2/1/2015 11:45:49 pm

Logan

2/2/2015 12:34:58 am

wow! I hope the tribes stay that way. if they didn't, the lion would definitely die. why wont the lion defend themselves, anyway? the article said NOTHING about human deaths. I think this is a bit one-sided. don't get me wrong, I think they should save the lions, but the lions should get a small punishment for killing the humans food.

Emory.G

2/2/2015 12:45:56 am

I think it is very inspiring to see someone help our earth. I also think lions are very interesting, so I like to see them get saved

avery h.

2/2/2015 01:07:47 am

I hope people learn that lions are wildlife. They are really pretty animals. Just like sharks they are sometimes afraid of us

Avery H.

2/2/2015 01:16:32 am

Lions are pretecters. They should be able to live. Lions haven't done anything bad to us. Lions are scared of us. That doesn't mean we should make them more scared. It would just be mean.

Cici C.

2/2/2015 01:19:34 am

I agree with Avery H. Lions should be treated as well as any other animal whether they live in the wild or in your house. They may do some stuff that make you want to get even with them, but they really can't help it beacuse they live in the wilderness and that is what animals do to survive. Treat them intelligently. They have a family to go back to. Just think that one day one if your parents don't come back from work. That is exactly how the lions feel, too

Chase C

2/2/2015 01:08:18 am

Leela is avery kind and generous person to convince people to not kill but save lion. She is trying to make people who kill lions to help them save lions.

Woods D.

2/2/2015 01:11:26 am

I really like your post because it gives reasons why.

Woods D.

2/2/2015 01:08:36 am

This is a great article. I think it is great that people are trying to save lions. I have one question are tigers endangered too?

Elly K.

2/2/2015 01:09:04 am

I like this article because it states that lions are endangered, and how the population of lions has significantly dropped. I really appreciate the way that Leela Hazzah is attempting to convince the people that kill these lions to try to save them. I have the same opinion as Leela, because I think that people should not harm the environment. This is an amazing idea, so people should know that this is a very generous act to animals all around us.

Layla P

2/2/2015 01:09:16 am

I think this is a very inspiring article because everyone pictures lions as beasts and not cute house cats. I think it is very brave of Leela to step up and save the lions.

Alex A.

2/2/2015 01:09:35 am

I think that it is really nice of her to save the lions because if she didn't, they might become extinct one day.

Ashley R.

2/2/2015 01:10:37 am

I'm glad that people are taking action to fix this problem. Lions are very important to our ecosystem, like every animal, and life would be very different without them. I'm glad Leela Hazzah is very kind to protect the lion. I think that she is a very inspiring person. What is the popularity of lions in Africa now? how many did we save? What are we doing to protect them? I would love if you would post more about your task of rescuing lions.

CHLOE G.

2/2/2015 01:10:54 am

I think that this article was very interesting. I liked it because it had a lot of information about lions and how Leela Hazzah helped them. i am also glad that people are wanting to find out about the African lions. i learned a lot about the african lions just from one little story and i ike that the person who wrote this could fit it all in a paragraph or 2.

Anna F.

2/2/2015 01:11:07 am

I think it is really amazing what Leelah Hazzah does to help the lions and gives the tribes lion trackers. I am happy lions will be back at 3 million some day. Thank you Leelah Hazza!

Rachel.S

2/2/2015 01:11:20 am

I think it's awesome that these lion killers are now helping to save all those lions. I hope we can help lions become less endangered and I'm glad those people are now contributing to this cause. :D Save the lions!

aidan k

2/2/2015 01:11:44 am

this one paragraph realy inspired people to protect animals more than any advertisement or video now i think that when I grow up I will help endangered animals to.

Sophia C.

2/2/2015 01:12:01 am

I think this article is very inspiring because it tells us who thinks these animals are beasts ans savages and people who this lions are gracious and beautiful animals.

Carly F.

2/2/2015 01:12:19 am

I agree with Meagan Dunn, and I also think she is inspiration for us all.I think she was right to persuade the tribes to stop killing the lions.Lions are in the circle of life and I think the tribes where wrong to try to get rid of them.With out lions there would be to many animals in Africa.

Carly F.

2/2/2015 01:25:43 am

I meant Leela Hazzah.

Liza J.

2/2/2015 01:12:20 am

I thought that the woman was determined to make the lion hunters stop killing the lions. It was very thoughtful of her and she helped save lions lives. I wonder if she's helped save any other animals?

Sarah Y.

2/2/2015 01:14:16 am

I think that Leela Hazzah was very good to help lions because people were killing them and at. It also surprises me that it started out with one person and then after a while, there were thousands, maybe even millions helping lions. But I do have a few questions. First, how is putting trackers on them helping protect them? Second, why would they kill lions just for eating their livestock? Last question, what would they do with the lions after they killed them? Would they just leave the lions laying on the ground dead?

Levi O.

2/2/2015 01:16:27 am

I am amazed on how they helped save hundreds of lions. There used to be about 3 million but in 6 years there was about 30,000 lions left. I think it is cool what they did.

Natalie E.

2/2/2015 01:16:53 am

I loved your post! I never new someone made a foundation to save lions. I love animals and I like that Leela Hazzah is helping to save them. I am very happy that she is doing this because i heard about lions being almost endangered. I hope lions can go back to their old population number. Convincing lion killers to become lion gaurdians is very nice. Lions are much safer now because of Leela Hazzah.

Noah G.

2/2/2015 01:17:11 am

I found this artical to be very interesting. I never new that a small group of people could save a whole specias. I never knew that lions are an endangered specias. I wish I could help lions and other endangered specias too.

Henry k

2/2/2015 01:18:05 am

I found this story very interesting because i did not know that lions were endangered at all or that people kill thousands of them. Also I really like that these people are trying to stop them from dying out. I would like to learn how they convince them from killing them.

Yashas V

2/2/2015 01:18:31 am

There was some interesting facts in that video that I didn't know. There was some facts that I thought that wasn't even true like searching for lions with radar signals that you hold up in the air.

Maia G.

2/2/2015 01:18:50 am

I never knew that lions were endangered! When I go to the zoo, I just thought they mostly lived in Africa but were plentiful there. Now I will look out carefully for new interesting facts so I can learn more about animals and their habits. I wonder how many other animals are endangered that I didn't know about. I think that it's crazy that one day you are hunting lions and the next you are protecting them.

Parsa N.

2/2/2015 01:18:56 am

This really seems to be a big problem! If all these lions become extinct, then the entire Eco - System could be ruind! The Gazelle might overpopulate and eat all the vegiation, or other things that would be equally bad. Even though 30,000 lions might seem like a lot or a normal number, they could be killed faster than they populate. I feel like this video made me want to be a Lion Guardian, protect lions, and stop extinction!

Katherine S.

2/2/2015 01:19:18 am

I know that what she did was more than the right thing to do. She saved thousands of lions lives, all because she put her mind to it. I love the way she just came up to the people of Africa and turned the lion killers into lion gardins.

Anna F.

2/2/2015 01:19:52 am

I think this was a extremely interesting article. It is amazing how much the lion killers have changed to now help the species. I'm so glad the lions will be safe, not extinct. Leelah Hazza is an amazing person to help all those lions!

Layla P

2/2/2015 01:19:55 am

Lions are very cute in my opinion. Every time a lion is killed it is for no reason better than money.I think it would be better for someone to make money by saving lions than killing them. The more animals we have on this planet the better.Leela is an inspiration to me.

Sawyer S

2/2/2015 01:20:07 am

I think it was amazing how warriors that killed lions to get revenge on them because lions killed their cattle can change so quickly! The warriors had to learn read and write to identify lions. They would risk their lives to save a single lion. The fact that someone was helping lions and teaching people that no benifits came out of hunting lions for sport filled me with joy. After I watched this video I wondered how many lion guardians there are now.

Brian M.

2/2/2015 01:20:19 am

Great article! I never knew that Lions were endangered. Who would think the 2nd biggest cat in the world would almost be extinct. I guess that it's up to humans to save the Lions. I've actually done a report on Lions in class. Did you know that mostly female Lions hunt their prey. I thought that males would hunt.

Julia

2/2/2015 01:20:31 am

Before I watched this video, I didn't know how much of the lion population decreased starting about a century ago. Leela Hazzah has helped create a foundation to protect these animals and bring back the amount of lions that now roam this earth.

BenG

2/2/2015 01:21:17 am

I learned from this because I had no idea a century ago we had 3 million lions. I think it was very nice and couragous of this woman to try and make people that kill lions help them. I learned that one person had killed 8 lions before he became a lion saver. I know that most people think lions are dangerous but we still need to save them because they are a huge part of the food chain. If we didn't have lions we could have to many antalopes. So I think this is the right thing to do for our own world.

Brooke F

2/2/2015 01:21:33 am

I think that leela is doing the right thing by saving the lions. I don't think that the lion hunters have thought about the lions and their familys. Also if the lion hunters kept killing the lions and the lions went extinct it would set the food chain. For example the lions wouldn't be able to eat the antelope. Then antelope would over populate.

Elizabeth Y.

2/2/2015 01:21:43 am

I can't believe people are killing lions like that! Lions deserve to have a life just as much as we do! I am certainly an animal lover, but if I was a hater of animals I know I wouldn't kill them. Lions mainly live in Africa, because that is where they came from, so to think that the population of them in AFRICA is so low! What would you be? Will you be a lion killer or a lion guardian?

Peter F.

2/2/2015 01:21:50 am

i liked the article because that if she just kept on going and killing lions then they might actally be exstinct at some point. The article was very purswasive to not kill lions by telling us good reasons like do not make the lions exstinct.

Hailey

2/2/2015 01:22:19 am

I can't believe what Leela Hazzah and her Lion Guardians program are doing to protect lions! It's amazing that she turns lion killers to lion guardians.She has a passion to protect these animals, and she encourages people to go out and change the world. Not only the world for people, but for animals.

Yasmine C.

2/2/2015 01:22:54 am

I love how Leela Hazzah will be helping lions multiply back to 3 million and not hunting them. I also like how she is supporting the innocent lions who are getting shot.

Sophia C.

2/2/2015 01:24:25 am

Lions are very amazing animals, in my opinion. The people that kill them should be sent to jail or punished. Any animal should have a chance to survive without being killed by a human because of revenge. Most people think that if someone kills someone on there side they they should kill someone on the other side.

peter

2/2/2015 01:24:44 am

I wonder what she felt when she started protecting lions?

Ethan B

2/2/2015 01:24:47 am

I think that Leela Hazzah was determined an didn't give-up. She knew that if she wanted to, she could. Leela Hazzah turned lion killers into lion savers that risk their life for lions. I think she is a good inspration and example of saving animals.

Elly K.

2/2/2015 01:25:57 am

I believe that Leela has done the right thing because she is willing to protect the lions. I was never aware of the fact that the lions' population was decreasing dramatically. We should be fully aware of the fact that any species are almost extinct.

Alex A.

2/2/2015 01:26:04 am

I think that she was really brave to save the lions. I think that because a lot of people were against her and wanted to kill lions. It is cool how just one person can make such a big difference. I hope that someday everybody will respect animals like she did.

Sara

2/2/2015 01:26:40 am

I feel that this article shows that words can make a difference.
This woman's words were so empowering that she turned lion killers into lion savers. Before her speeches there wasn't a lion in sight now their every ware. Thanks to her it's a good time to be a lion.

Lindsey K.

2/2/2015 01:27:41 am

I never thought lions were endangered! Leela has a big heart for trying to help these animals. Her small dream to save these creatures turned into a great foundation. I liked that she had so much determination to help lions. I wonder if there are more lions now than there were in December of 2014 when this article was published? I learned so many new things in one little article! Lions deserve to live!

Cole P.

2/2/2015 01:29:27 am

I think she is very good person. She helps people think about what there doing and why they maybe should not do it. How does she stop people from doing something bad?

Audrey L.

2/2/2015 01:29:45 am

I think that this article and video is very interesting because I too want to help save the lions. Even though, today, there are many lions that does not mean that we can start hunting the lions. Lions will be endangered if we do not take care of them. Some people kill lions just for revenge. People should not do that because then lions would be extinct sooner or later. There was only thirty thousand lions in Africa back then. But now there is so much more lions. Can you believe that lion hunters can become lion savers.So now just because there is a big population now, that does not mean that there will be a lot of lions in the future.

Anastasia G.

2/2/2015 01:30:00 am

I thought that article was amazing because fighting to save lions is a worthy cause to fight for. Lions are part of nature and people should just let them be. Leela did an amaxing thing to save the lions. That was a cool story and I'm glad that l could read it.

Meredith

2/2/2015 01:30:13 am

Before I read the article and watched the video, I had no idea that Africans were killing lions. I didn't realize that just one hundred years ago, lion populations were at 3,000,000, and now their populations are at 30,000. The lions are only trying to find food to be able to survive on their own, and if the African don't let the lions eat, they could very easily go extinct.

Iris R

2/2/2015 05:26:31 am

I can't believe that some African people will hunt lions just for revenge. Why would people do that? Lions need food just like people. I'm glad that Leela Hazza was convincing the killers of lions to become guardians of lions. Lions were once really endangered, but now they are not so much. Life would really be better if there were more people like Leela Hazza.

Sofia A.

2/2/2015 08:52:50 am

Wow. This is a really inspiring story that just melted my heart.It made me feel like I should do something to change the world. I believe that animals should not be punished with death or pain because they don't know any better. What are your beliefs on animal punishment?

Joy L.

2/2/2015 09:30:10 am

I think she is very brave when she saved those lions. She helped those lions a lot. the passage says "The population of lions in Africa today is down to 30,000 from when it was a century ago 3 million." She turned lion killers to lion guardians,by telling them about what they are doing to the lions. I really learned a lot by this passage and video. I hope you did to. Whoever who helped I am very proud and happy of.

Muskan

2/2/2015 09:32:08 am

I think that the girl was incredibly courageous because she went to save lions. I think it is surprising that people just want to kill lions for revenge. Leela Hazza inspires me because it takes a lot of courage to go to save lions.

Muskan

2/2/2015 09:34:14 am

Leela Hazza is one person who went to save lives.

Joy l.

2/3/2015 05:44:25 am

Nick .G

2/3/2015 06:22:45 am

She changed the warriors from being killers into protecters. She told them how to protect the lions. Everyone should protect animals because animals are fun to learn about.

Emily W.

2/3/2015 07:23:13 am

I think it is great that Leela Hazzah is doing the for lions. If lions go extinct, the food chain will be thrown off balance because lions are at the top off the food chai. Also it does not make sense why tribal members are kiling lions just becuse they are eating thier livestock. They are animals and they need food to eat and one of the places they find food is in thier ivestock. If you were a lion, wouldn`t you do the samething?

Anna F.

2/4/2015 05:35:19 am

i think that Leelah Hazza is a great person to help the lions survive. Lions going from 3 million to 30 000 is very sad. She is not only helping lions she is helping the lion killers lead better lives as lion savers. I think if I could help a species I would choose the tiger. Does anyone else have a species they would like to protect?

Adrienne H.

2/4/2015 06:25:32 am

I think that it is very courageous of her to tell people to not kill the lions. The lions are an important part of our ecosystem without them other parts would become over populated. I like lions they a very interesting creatures, they are felines and are part of the big cat family. I wish to become a missionary like her, but how should I start?

Sarah m link

2/4/2015 07:39:38 am

I like that Leela Hazzah helped turn lion killers into lion savers and that the Masai risk their lives to save lions soon there will be more lions.

DavidF

2/4/2015 09:25:05 am

I think Lisa is a great person because she is helping lions survive by turning the lion hunters into lion protectors

Emma Kate H

2/4/2015 09:50:43 pm

Did any one know that lions were endangered?

Ashlyn W.

2/4/2015 09:59:34 pm

Lions are amazing! I am so glad they were being helped by people!

bailey

2/4/2015 10:00:29 pm

thank you for saving the lions!

Evan .C

2/4/2015 10:09:01 pm

I love that Lisa is doing something about lions safety because she is pursuading others to help so as she is helping lions she is making other people save lions which can be a chain reaction to having lion be the most protected animal in the world

Charlie H

2/7/2015 10:19:32 pm

Leela Hazzah is an amazing woman. It is remarkable that she changed those people into lion savers. It is hard to believe that the population went from 3 million to 3,000. but know that Leela Hazzah has come she sees lions everywhere.

Shea

6/7/2016 04:43:39 pm

It's incredible that the population of lions changed so drastically and that this woman made such an impact on their well-being. It's incredible that she changed the outlooks of a group of people and I feel that we all can learn something from her.

Julia

9/9/2016 08:18:35 am

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Claire

9/9/2016 10:06:10 am

I think you should try to make more sence next time

Brody

9/9/2016 08:25:30 am

I love the post. I think it was very insturying. It was a great post.

Colleen

9/9/2016 08:27:15 am

That is so cool! I never new that there was a foundation that saved lions! How do you get lion killers become lion savers?

Abigail

9/9/2016 08:30:39 am

I love lions because they are a type of big cat and I love cats.

corbin

9/9/2016 08:30:44 am

I agree with her lions have one of the lowest herbivore populations.
And also to remember we couldn't live.

trenton

9/9/2016 08:38:23 am

That was a great story about Leelah Hazzah. Lions are really cool animals. I''m happy she started a foundation. I learned that people killed lions just for revenge. I thought the story cool because Leelah turned poeple from lions killers to lion gaurdians.

Krishna

9/9/2016 08:38:45 am

Leela is a very caring,she must have went through a lot to turn lion killers in to lion savers.I would give her a Nobel peace prize. I think she gave a lot for lions.

Mathews

9/9/2016 08:38:56 am

How did the people in Africa now how to use the lion tracker. It is so cool that when the women made lion killers into lion savers.I have no idea people want to kill lions!

Chloe

9/9/2016 08:40:20 am

I loved that video! I never knew that there were 3 million lions a century ago and now there are 30,000 lions.

Claire

9/9/2016 09:56:42 am

I think that 30,000 is very low and sad. The lion killers should stop killing lions and the lion savers should save more lions. And finily when I grow up I would help Lisa help more lions.

Chloe

9/9/2016 10:01:48 am

That was a cool video! I didn't know that lion killers became lion savers. How did you do it? I also didn't know that there were once 3 million lions and now there are only 30,000 lions, because I thought people were scared of lions!

corbin#5

9/9/2016 10:04:30 am

Leela Hazza is very helpful in lions lives

Krishna

9/9/2016 10:04:57 am

Leela is or can inspire many kids like me to make the word a better place. Although a lot of kids have said this, it still amazes me that she turned lion hunters in to lion protectors. I think she deserves a Nobel peace prize.

Brody

9/9/2016 10:05:34 am

I think it's cool because pepole have turend lion killers into lion savers.
leelah Hazzah has truly made a impact on lion history.I apusitly loved
the video and it's weird how there were 300,000,000 now there are only
30,000 lions.

Mathews

9/9/2016 10:06:29 am

People should never kill lion because they are at the top of the food chain and if people keep killing lions there will be no more lions in the world so people should stop killing lions so people have to stop killing lions.

colleen

9/9/2016 10:07:55 am

Leelah hazzah probaly meant a lot to save the lions. I never knew that there used to be three million lions and then the population suddenly turned 30,000 lions.How did she make lion killers suddenly become lion savers? She has such a big heart!

Nina

9/9/2016 10:08:12 am

I think that is very cool! I never knew that lion killers can become lion savers. I love that Leela is protecting lions. People should learn from her and also protect lions and other creatures too.

Sterling

9/9/2016 10:12:10 am

I think that the lion killer's were pretty mean to do that just because the lion's ate their livestock.But lion's do actually need to eat.Think about it don't just kill lion's because they need to eat.

Lowe

9/9/2016 10:23:32 am

I think it is good that she is saving lions.A whill ago there were 30'000 now there 3'000.Lions are very cool animals.It is very cool that she changed lion killer to lion guardians.

Noah

9/9/2016 10:24:24 am

I think that what pepel are doing to the lion is just crool. I know that they eat pepel but there meet eaters its in there blued. Thees lion killers have killed two million and thirty thousand lions.So I think what this girl is doing is incretoboll. Shes taking lion killers and making them in to lion save yours.

Abigail

9/10/2016 10:14:14 am

It’s amazing that leela Hazzah is making lion killers lion savers. Also the tribal members shouldn’t have been killing the lions because the lions need food,all animals need food. Therefor if there is a food shortage or people keep killing the lions the lions will perish so people should help Leela save the lions.

Charlie Pasco

9/12/2016 08:08:26 am

It is very sad that 2,970,000 died.

James D.

9/12/2016 08:08:51 am

This was a great articile! i'ts amazing that one person can change a whole thing that is big. I didin't know what africans looked like.

Katie Entrekin

9/12/2016 08:09:02 am

I thought that the video was so touching! It made me want to go and save someone or something right now! The article was great too!

Elizabeth t

9/12/2016 08:09:07 am

I can't believe that only one person can do that much!I hope people all people in Africa will stop killing lions through the years and be lion gaurds.🙂

Gracie

9/12/2016 08:09:36 am

I think Leela shold

Kate

9/12/2016 08:10:06 am

Leela Hazza was very smart about what she did with people who used to kill lions. I did not know that there were not many lions left Ioved her post.

Taylor h

9/12/2016 08:10:06 am

I cant believe that today there are 30,000 and a century ago there where 3 mi

Cooper Patterson

9/12/2016 08:10:21 am

Hay Lerinzo I think thatthere is a 100 persint chanc I am moving to you naberhood in three weecks.

Samuel G.

9/12/2016 09:47:07 am

I am really suprised that so many died. I think they should stop and they should.

Maci Barber

9/15/2016 06:22:08 pm

This is a great post! It is awesome that you are doing research on people who are changing the world in a beneficial way! Keep doing what you're doing and change the world :)

Carmela

2/14/2018 02:18:46 pm

This is a great blog post because it included multiple forms of media and seems to have engaged the class really well. The message that Leela Huzzah sends with simultaneously preserving wildlife and improving the skills and quality of life of the villagers is really great. It's great that CNN was able to highlight someone for contributing to bettering the world by preserving our animals, something that is overlooked still these days.

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