Claim: "In 1947, when I was born, there were about 450,000 lions. In the mid-70s, when my kids were born, there were about 100,000. Today, there are less than 30,000."
Fact-check: Jack Hanna talks Cecil on "This Week," claims Africa's lion population is in major decline
Verdict: mostly-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Will Cabaniss
Date published: 2015-08-03T00:00:00