Jacob the Ugandan lion survived poacher traps and croc-infested waters. Now he's looking for love
![Alexander Braczkowski says that when Jacob was a younger lion, as pictured here, he loved climbing. A lion sits on a branch in a tree.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7266747.1721244909!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/jacob-the-lion.jpg)
Jacob the lion has survived poachers and a death-defying swim across crocodile-infested waters in Uganda, offering another example for conservationists of the need they see for more efforts to protect lions.