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Panthera leo melanochaita is a lion subspecies in Southern and East Africa. [1] In this part of Africa, lion populations are regionally extinct in Lesotho, Djibouti and Eritrea, and are threatened by loss of habitat and prey base, killing by local people in retaliation for loss of livestock, and in several countries also by trophy hunting. [2]
In 2005, Lion Conservation Strategies were developed for West and Central Africa, and or East and Southern Africa. The strategies seek to maintain suitable habitat, ensure a sufficient wild prey base for lions, reduce factors that lead to further fragmentation of populations, and make lion–human coexistence sustainable.
ECOS Environmental Conservation Online System. 2016. Photos of West African lions at Pendjari National Park at flickr; ROCAL West and Central African lion conservation network; BBC News: Lions 'facing extinction in West Africa' Is this one of Central Africa's last lions? (2015) Take two: Gabon's lone lion makes another on-camera appearance (2016)
Chappell died in the Lion Park of her wounds before the paramedics arrived. [5] Potgieter fought off the lion and suffered injuries to his arms and an unconfirmed heart attack. [4] Chappell had been visiting South Africa to work on the conservation of wildlife, [6] and was raising funds for Wildlife ACT, a conservation charity. [7]
CBS News shared a story about a resilient 10-year-old lion named Jacob who lives in Uganda, and he's lived quite a life. Called "Africa's most resilient lion", Jacob and his brother recently set a ...
The Ewaso Lions Project was founded in 2007 for the protection of lions (Panthera leo) and their habitat in Northern Kenya. [1] The project works to study and incorporate local communities in helping to protect the lions in the Samburu National Reserve, Buffalo Springs National Reserve and Shaba National Reserve of the Ewaso Nyiro ecosystem in Northern Kenya.
A lioness under the care of a noted "lion whisperer" in South Africa mauled a 22-year-old woman to death on Tuesday. Kevin Richardson said on Facebook that he and an "experienced" colleague took ...
The Cape lion was a lion Panthera leo melanochaita population in South Africa's Natal and Cape Provinces that has been locally extinct since the mid-19th century. [1] [2] The type specimen originated at the Cape of Good Hope and was described in 1842. [3] The Cape lion was once considered a distinct lion subspecies.