Animal Symbols In Need of Protection
A new study has found that the world’s national animal symbols are in need of protection, as 35% of them are threatened with extinction.
Articles Tagged with “african lion”
5 Articles found tagged with “african lion”.
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Africa’s Parks Can Support More Lions
Africa’s protected areas are capable of supporting three to four times as many wild lions, if those areas are properly funded and managed, according to a new study.
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Lions Lost
The situation is particularly serious in west and central Africa, where lions are almost extinct as a result of illegal killing and the loss of prey and habitat.
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Where Have All The Lions Gone?
Scientists at Duke University reported that more than two-thirds of lions in Africa have disappeared in the last 50 years. Rapid human population growth, and all the threats to wildlife that this brings with it, has reduced both lion populations and the savannah in which they live.
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