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A 2015 census showed that the lion population decreased by 60% in three lion generations (about 20 years). A species is considered endangered if it’s population shrinks by more than 50% in three generations.
Previously, lions roamed throughout all of Africa and parts of Asia and Europe. However, this mighty species is now found only in fragments of sub-Saharan Africa, along with a critically endangered subpopulation in West Africa and a small population of Asiatic lions in India’s Gir National Park.
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Lions are not currently endangered in Africa. However, three-quarters of their populations are in decline. The main threats to African lions are human-wildlife conflict and natural prey decline, as well as habitat loss, climate change and wildlife trade.
Given the evidence of ongoing and increasing threats to Lions across much of their fragmented range, we recommend that the Lion is a species under observation and its threat status is closely monitored, with a reassessment after a minimum three-year period or as soon as new information emerges.
African lions are threatened due to habitat loss and demand for their parts. AWF is building a future where lion habitats are conserved so lion populations can recover.
Every year, young lions and lion cubs are brutally shot, trapped, poisoned and mutilated, or kept in appalling conditions to be traded by criminal networks. Tackling the illegal trade requires an international response and Born Free and its affiliates have been exposing the impacts of wildlife trafficking for many years.
Given the evidence of ongoing and increasing threats to Lions across much of their fragmented range, we recommend that the Lion is a species under observation and its threat status is closely monitored, with a reassessment after a minimum three-year period or as soon as new information emerges.
