World Lion Day

August 10th is World Lion Day and ALWG members took to Twitter to spread the word! Here's what they had to say:

Check it out! pic.twitter.com/sVohKLNW7Q

— Caitlin Curry (@ThatLionLady) August 10, 2017

Its #WorldLionDay and nobody told me! Time to bust out an image of the lions we eradicated... pic.twitter.com/6m617MHIXK

— Ross Barnett (@DeepFriedDNA) August 10, 2017

#WorldLionDay top to bottom: American lion (Panthera atrox), Cave lion (P.spelaea), African lion (P.leo). Image N. Yamaguchi pic.twitter.com/Yvuys94Dy1

— Ross Barnett (@DeepFriedDNA) August 10, 2017

#worldlionday Brontide pic.twitter.com/Bgl6xCfvmH

— Ross Barnett (@DeepFriedDNA) August 10, 2017

Happy #WorldLionDay! Keep the roar on the savannah! pic.twitter.com/I9AsI6RSCy

— Laura Bertola (@LauraDBertola) August 10, 2017

#WorldLionDay greetings from @DrPaulFunston in Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park! Sign up for updates: https://t.co/7rT3ZK7gUy #LetLionsLive pic.twitter.com/2QvLzdKExf

— PantheraCats (@PantheraCats) August 10, 2017

#WorldLionDay “A fish and a bird may indeed fall in love, but where shall they live?” pic.twitter.com/0dTbsjt9Qr

— Ross Barnett (@DeepFriedDNA) August 10, 2017

​​Even Leonardo DiCaprio chimed in promoting the launch of the Lion Recovery Fund, which aids many ALWG members. 

To celebrate #WorldLionDay, the @dicapriofdn & @wildnetorg are launching the @LionRecovery Fund. Help #savelions at: https://t.co/kPvuIa4x9M pic.twitter.com/FUbXGHbNnh

— Leonardo DiCaprio (@LeoDiCaprio) August 10, 2017

​Happy World Lion Day!

"The most majestic big cat" Happy #WorldLionDay □ #EarthCapture by @ke_thompson pic.twitter.com/XWvYckso0K

— BBC Earth (@BBCEarth) August 10, 2017

Happy #WorldLionDay! Let us celebrate & protect these most majestic big cats! Let them live and keep them roar! #lion #wildlife pic.twitter.com/LGZVuAbR9s

— World Wildlife Day (@WildlifeDay) August 10, 2017