The Art of Saving Lions
Anna-Louise Pickering
- Organisation:
- The Pollyanna Pickering Foundation
- Region:
- Anywhere
- Notice Period:
- Regular (more than one month's notice)
- Type:
- Charity
- Fee:
- Paid: Donation to the Pollyana Pickering Foundation to be agreed
- Category:
- Nature
- Updated:
- 7th April 2024
- Tagged:
- Travel | Wildlife Conservation | Lions | Wildlife Art
Anna-Louise is committed to continuing the work of the Pollyanna Pickering Foundation.
The lion is synonymous with wild Africa. Yet few realize the species has undergone a catastrophic decline, from as many as 200,000 wild lions in Africa a century ago to about 20,000 today. Pollyanna was passionate about protecting these iconic big cats, and through a series of exhibitions her Foundation raised money to co-fund the building of lion proof enclosures in Kenya, in partnership with the Born Free Foundation, of which she was a longstanding patron.
The enclosures are a simple, cost effective approach to protecting livestock from predation at night. When cattle and other livestock are protected from lions, the Masai do not need to kill the lions to protect their livelihood.
Anna-Louise travelled out to Kenya with Born Free President Will Travers to help build some of these vital structures! Join her as she celebrates Pollyanna’s work with lions culminating in her visit to the project in Africa – and tells the story of a very special cub.
Views: 302 | Enquiries: 0About Anna-Louise Pickering
Anna-Louise Pickering is a writer and photographer and Conservationist. For over 25 years she worked alongside her late mother the wildlife artist Pollyanna Pickering. Pollyanna was passionate about only painting animals she had seen and sketched in their natural habitats, a quest which lead to her painting on all seven continents.
Anna-Louise accompanied her on every journey – she has canoed through crocodile infested rivers, travelled by dog sled in the High Arctic, camping on the ice at temperatures of -40, and been charged by a wild tiger in search of her subjects.
She is now pleased to present a series of light hearted, highly acclaimed talks about her life and work with Pollyanna, their expeditions to find endangered species in some of the most remote areas of the globe and their close contact with wildlife which inspired Pollyanna’s enchanting artwork.
All talks raise funds for Pollyanna’s charitable Foundation which supports international conservation and wildlife rescue. All the talks are illustrated.
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