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Amy Dickman: The Conservationist Who Saved Lions With Dogs

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How I saved big cats by introducing ‘magic dogs’ – BBC News
Amy Dickman has had some close shaves with big cats and humans while working with cheetahs and lions.

She turned lion hunters to lion defenders, was slept on by a lion, and got a dentist to work on a leopard – quite a story!

 

(thanks to Francesca for sending this in!)

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