Akagera National Park’s lion population has seen an incredible recovery since the reintroduction of the species just six years ago. As apex predators, Akagera’s lions were hunted to local extinction in the late 1990s when refugees returning to Rwanda after the genocide turned to the park’s resources for survival. Lions were absent from the park for almost two decades before African Parks, together with the Rwanda Development Board (RDB), reintroduced seven individuals in 2015, followed by an add

Happy #WorldLionDay!🦁Today, we celebrate the around 60 lions thriving in Akagera National Park, thanks to the successful conservation efforts to protect them in their natural habitat.#VisitRwanda🇷🇼 | Visit Rwanda