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Lions are losing their habitats to humans
- As the human population continues to expand and take over former wilderness areas, lions are losing their habitats to humans. Livestock production is the only viable way of making a living for many rural African people and often lands become severely overgrazed, degrading previously pristine habitats.
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Jul 18, 2019 · An adult male lion rests in the Serengeti. Loss of prey species, loss of habitat, and human encroachment have caused their numbers to precipitously decline.
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As habitats shrink, lions are pushed into closer proximity with communities and livestock. Due to a lack of prey, lions are forced to feed on livestock, prompting retaliatory killings from humans.
Nov 1, 2022 · Today, lions occupy just 13% of their maximum historical range (66% of the 1970 range), with the most severe range loss having occurred in the Congo Basin and the West and Central region. These regions have experienced a “catastrophic collapse in range and habitat connectivity in the last 50 years” – with fewer, smaller, and more widely ...
The Southern and Eastern areas have lost ~75% of range relative to the maximum-historical range, with current core connected habitat making up 19% and 23% relative to this baseline. At a continental scale, lion range has declined by 66% against the recent historical baseline.
Sep 12, 2023 · With human-induced threats like habitat loss, prey depletion, and human-wildlife conflict, lions are increasingly being pushed to the brink. However, conservation efforts are having some success.
Sep 5, 2019 · Lions and their landscapes are a major part of Africa’s lifeblood indicator. Facing a catastrophic decline in lion population and habitat, a fresh report is the first to look in detail at the wider ecosystem services lions and "lionscapes" provide.
Jan 25, 2021 · "I can understand why habitats are being lost and why local herdsmen want to protect their livestock, but the practice of paying up to $50,000 to shoot a lion, using a high-powered rifle in...
