Speaking on Fox Footy’s Dancing On Thin Ice – a documentary on the Lions’ 2024 premiership journey, which will air on Tuesday night – Dunkley sensed the enormity of his club’s plight.

Project Lion will prioritise improving the habitat in this area to make it more suitable for the big cats. So far, the area inhabits 17 lions, including six adults and 11 cubs. “A major portion of the ...