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Fewer than 25,000 lions remain in Africa
- Today, there are only half as many African lions than there were 25 years ago. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) estimates that fewer than 25,000 lions remain in Africa, which is why the organization classifies them as vulnerable to extinction.
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Nov 1, 2022 · Africa’s disappearing lions have been the subject of animated discussion for years, but just how dire is the situation? Scientists now believe they have the answer: in five decades, the continent’s lion populations have declined by 75%.
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) estimates that fewer than 25,000 lions remain in Africa, which is why the organization classifies them as vulnerable to...
Jul 18, 2019 · There are half as many African lions than there were 25 years ago. Conservation programs aim to protect the disappearing species by promoting human-lion cohabitation across the African...
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Jan 25, 2021 · "The lion is Africa's signature wild animal, yet fewer than 20,000 remain in the entire continent, down from an estimated 100,000 five decades ago," says Logan. "At the current rate of decline,...
Sep 4, 2020 · They’ve disappeared from well over 90 percent of their historic range in Africa in the last 120 years. And in the past quarter century alone, their population has declined by about half. But just...
Apr 1, 2016 · New research reveals that although the state of African lions seems dire, in some places the cats are actually thriving.
Sep 12, 2023 · New research co-led by Oxford University’s Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU) has revealed alarming data about dwindling lion populations in Africa, but gives new insight into conservation strategies.
