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Due to the expansion of the Sahara between 83,100 and 26,600 years ago, lion populations in West and North Africa became separated. As the rainforest decreased and thus gave rise to more open habitats, lions moved from West to Central Africa. Lions from North Africa dispersed to southern Europe and Asia between 38,800 and 8,300 years ago. [37]
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]
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]
The cave lion had a wide elevation range, with finds extending up over 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) above sea level in the European Alps and in Buryatia in Northern Asia, though they probably did not occupy mountainous habitats all-year round. [48] The cave lion probably inhabited predominantly open habitats such as steppe and grasslands although it ...
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Image credits: an1malpulse #5. Animal campaigners are calling for a ban on the public sale of fireworks after a baby red panda was thought to have died from stress related to the noise.
The wildlife of Chad is composed of its flora and fauna. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] West African lions , buffalo , hippopotamuses , Kordofan giraffes , antelopes , African leopards , cheetahs , hyenas , Bush elephants , and many species of snakes are found there, although most large carnivore populations have been drastically reduced since the early 20th century.
More than 30 animals, including sheep, goats and lambs, have been killed by mountain lions in the region. How wildlife officials respond to a livestock killing spree by mountain lions in Northern ...