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African lions live in scattered populations across sub-Saharan Africa. The lion prefers grassy plains and savannahs, scrub bordering rivers, and open woodlands with bushes. It rarely enters closed forests. On Mount Elgon, the lion has been recorded up to an elevation of 3,600 m (11,800 ft) and close to the snow line on Mount Kenya. [44]
The Asiatic lion is a lion population of the subspecies Panthera leo leo.Until the 19th century, it occurred in Saudi Arabia, eastern Turkey, Iran, Mesopotamia, and from east of the Indus River in Pakistan to the Bengal region and the Narmada River in Central India.
Asiatic lion is an endangered species only found in Gir National Park of India. [5] The Indian wolf is an endangered subspecies of gray wolf. [6] The tiger numbers are of animals aged above 1.5 years. [7] [8] India is home to 75% of the world's tiger population [9] as well as 60% of Asian elephant population. [10]
The park is over 1,470 sq km (570 sq miles) and is home to zebras, elephants, hippos, lions, and antelope. Across social media, people have been praising the young boy for his resilience.
The single population faces the threats of epidemics, natural disasters and other anthropogenic factors. The project aims to establish a second independent population of Asiatic lions at the Kuno National Park in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. [2] However, the proposed translocation has been resisted by the Gujarat state government. [3]
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The “world’s loneliest lion” has returned to his natural habitat after he was abandoned in a private zoo for five years. Lion Ruben, 15, was the only animal left in a private zoo in Armenia ...
Population Status Trend Notes Image Hainan black crested gibbon: Nomascus hainanus: 20–50 [1] CR [1] [1] Population was estimated at over 2,000 in the late 1950s. [1] Eastern black crested gibbon: Nomascus nasutus: 45–47 [2] CR [2] [2] Previously thought to be possibly extinct. Numbers may be higher. [2] Cat Ba langur: Trachypithecus ...