Wonder Wall

I wonder if they have been poached alive or a stall.
Over all I think the lions are going to be let in to the wild.
When I look closer I see numbers on the lion.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/05/mozambique-spirit-lion-relocation/?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=crm-email::src=ngp::cmp=editorial::add=sunstills_20190512::rid=1018652856#/mozambique-lion-relocation-28.jpg