A new study has confirmed that lions are rapidly and
literally losing ground across Africa's once-thriving savannahs due to
burgeoning human population growth and subsequent, massive land-use
conversion.
Representing the most comprehensive assessment of the state and vitality of African savannah habitat to date, the report maintains that the lion has lost 75% of its original natural habitat in Africa - a reduction that has devastated lion populations across the continent.
Representing the most comprehensive assessment of the state and vitality of African savannah habitat to date, the report maintains that the lion has lost 75% of its original natural habitat in Africa - a reduction that has devastated lion populations across the continent.
The report, entitled The size of savannah Africa: A lion's (Panthera
leo) view, was published online in the journal ‘Biodiversity and
Conservation.'
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