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African lions live in scattered populations across sub-Saharan Africa. ... Estimates of the African lion population range between 16,500 and 47,000 living in the wild ...
The Central African lion population inhabits protected areas of: Cameroon, where lions are present in Bénoué National Park. [38] In the North Province, Cameroon, lions were recorded during a survey between January 2008 and May 2010. [39] The small lion population in Waza National Park is isolated, and by 2008 had declined to maximum 20 ...
Background map: File:Africa_map_blank.svg created by myself Source of data: Gisbau / African Mammals Databank taken from the book of Peter Jackson and Kristin Nowell, Wild Cats : Status Survey And Conservation Action Plan , World Conservation Union, IUCN/SSC Action Plans for the Conservation of Biological Diversity, 1996 ( ISBN 2831700450 ...
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]
All members of the "Big Five" – lions, African leopards, African bush elephants, African buffaloes and black rhinoceros – are found all year round. The Maasai Mara is the only protected area in Kenya with an indigenous black rhino population unaffected by translocations. [9]
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 Serengeti has some of East Africa's finest game areas. [20] Besides being known for the great migration, the Serengeti is also famous for its abundant large predators. The ecosystem is home to over 3,000 lions, 1,000 African leopards, [21] and 7,700 to 8,700 spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta). [22] The East African cheetah is also present in ...
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