From 1970 to the early 1980s the numbers and range
of white lions in Africa declined drastically. In Tanzania alone, the
population dropped from 20,000 to less than 300 due to illegal killing
for lion teeth. This represents a loss of 4.5 lions a day for 10 years.
To date, there are about 630 white lions in Tanzania, and 65 of them, at the time of writing, live on the Serengeti Wildlife Conservancy as our flagship species.
Our high-performance research and security
teams monitor white lions in a protected environment, combining age-old
wisdom and cutting-edge technology. We aim to understand the species,
enhance growth rates, and withstand the threat of poaching. Aided by our
highly trained security personnel, Serengeti continues to be Tanzania’s leading
catalyst for endangered wildlife conservation.
