Conservationists Battle for Lions in Zimbabwe

A group of conservationists is breeding lions in the Southern African nation of Zimbabwe in an effort to stave off possible extinction as humans and these great cats fight for land. At the Antelope Park Farm in Gweru, the main business is lion breeding. The African Lion and Environmental Research Trust - ALERT - has more than 100 lions in the program. Gary Jones, who heads Antelope Park Farm, said ALERT has stepped in because of a drastic drop in the lion population, caused mostly...

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