elodieunderglass:

This article starts with the rather arresting sentence, “Most people see about 4–5 lions each day — as toys, on television, in logos.” It goes on to discuss that this overrepresentation has caused people to think that there are generally a lot of lions in the world, with repercussions for conservation.

I’ve seen 2 lions already today – a toy that Glassbab had this morning, and the one in the article. Today, I am going to keep track of how many lions I see.

Media Representations of Animals Are Distorting Our Perception of Their Extinction Risk