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Bauer, H.; Henschel, P.; Packer, C.; Sillero-Zubiri, C.; Chardonnet, B.; Sogbohossou, E.A.; de Iongh, H.H.; MacDonald, D.W.
Lion trophy hunting in West Africa: a response to Bouch‚ et al
2017  PLoS ONE (12): 1-6

Bouch‚ et al. [1] recommend the continued reliance on sport hunting of African lions (_Panthera leo_) for the conservation of the W-Arly-Pendjari Protected Area complex (WAP).However, their survey techniques are inappropriate for providing precise estimates of lionpopulation size at the scale used in their model, and their suggested quotas are excessive; consequently,their conclusions are unsupported. 

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