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It is the primary cause for a decline of lion populations in Tanzania's Selous Game Reserve and Katavi National Park. [101] Although lions and their prey are officially protected in Tsavo National Parks, they are regularly killed by local people, with over 100 known lion killings between 2001 and 2006. [49]
Panthera leo leo is a lion subspecies present in West Africa, northern Central Africa and India. [2] In West and Central Africa it is restricted to fragmented and isolated populations with a declining trajectory.
Human–lion conflict refers to the pattern of problematic interactions between native people and lions. Conflict with humans is a major contributor of the decline in lion populations in Africa. [1] Habitat loss and fragmentation due to conversion of land for agriculture has forced lions to live in closer proximity to human settlements. [2]
“In healthy lion populations sex ratios are 2 females for every male, in Queen Elizabeth (it’s) the opposite,” he said. “Our latest lion census suggests lions in the park have declined by ...
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Lion populations are untenable outside designated protected areas. ... Primary causes of the decline include disease and human interference. [2] In 1975, ...
South Africa has over 8,000 lions living in captivity, the largest captive lion population in the world, surpassing the country's wild lion population. Willie Le Roux, a game lodge owner and ...
The lion is a vulnerable species, having seen a major population decline of 30–50% over the past two decades. [3] Currently there are less than 2,000 lions in Kenya. [4] The Ewaso Lions Project research camp sits within the Westgate Community Conservancy, west of Samburu National Reserve.