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African lions are in danger. The African lion population was once around 100,000. Today, that number has dwindled to around 30,000. Poachers are mainly responsible for the murder of lions throughout Africa. In order to try and track the location of lions (and, in return, find out where poachers are mostly likely to roam), researchers have equipped a number of lions with GPS tracking collars.

Not only do these collars allow researchers to track the location of lions in Africa, the special collars being used send text messages to researchers. If a lion moves from one location to another, a text message will appear. In a way, these lions are effectively texting researchers.

What will these texts accomplish? Researchers and conservationists are hoping that by tracking the movement of lions, poaching will be put to an end. In addition to poachers, some farmers have been poisoning lions in order to keep the animals away from livestock.

With the help of GPS tracking technology, it is possible that the number of lions in Africa will rise once again.