CIZRE, TURKEY – A 2-month-old lion cub is seen in a cage after it was caught for protection
![A 2-month-old lion cub is seen in a cage after it was caught in Cizre, Turkey on 24 August 2017 [Ensar Özdemir/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_8_24-A-2-month-old-lion-cub-in-Gaziantep20170824_2_25405348_25212188.jpg?w=395&h=264&ssl=1 "A 2-month-old lion cub in Gaziantep")
A 2-month-old lion cub is seen in a cage after it was caught in Cizre, Turkey on 24 August 2017 [Ensar Özdemir/Anadolu Agency]
![A 2-month-old lion cub is seen in a cage after it was caught in Cizre, Turkey on 24 August 2017 [Ensar Özdemir/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_8_24-A-2-month-old-lion-cub-in-Gaziantep20170824_2_25405348_25212192.jpg?w=395&h=263&ssl=1 "A 2-month-old lion cub in Gaziantep")
A 2-month-old lion cub is seen in a cage after it was caught in Cizre, Turkey on 24 August 2017 [Ensar Özdemir/Anadolu Agency]
![A 2-month-old lion cub is seen in a cage after it was caught in Cizre, Turkey on 24 August 2017 [Ensar Özdemir/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_8_24-A-2-month-old-lion-cub-in-Gaziantep20170824_2_25405348_25212190.jpg?w=596&h=397&ssl=1 "A 2-month-old lion cub in Gaziantep")
A 2-month-old lion cub is seen in a cage after it was caught in Cizre, Turkey on 24 August 2017 [Ensar Özdemir/Anadolu Agency]
![A 2-month-old lion cub is seen in a cage after it was caught in Cizre, Turkey on 24 August 2017 [Ensar Özdemir/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_8_24-A-2-month-old-lion-cub-in-Gaziantep20170824_2_25405348_25212191.jpg?w=596&h=397&ssl=1 "A 2-month-old lion cub in Gaziantep")
A 2-month-old lion cub is seen in a cage after it was caught in Cizre, Turkey on 24 August 2017 [Ensar Özdemir/Anadolu Agency]