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| Nicholson, S.; Bauer, H.; Strampelli, P.; Sogbohossou, E.; Ikanda, D.; Tumenta, P.N.; Venkataraman, M.; Chapron, G.; Loveridge, A. | |
| _Panthera leo_ remains globally listed as Vulnerable | |
| 2024 Cat News (79): 34-34 | |
Due to significant habitat loss and fragmentation, the global lion population is highly fragmented. Based on the IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group's African Lion Database, lions occur in ca. 6% of historical range, and range analysis revealed that extant lion range is ca. 1,571,296 kmý, which is a 36% decline from ca. 24,634,68.83 km2 in 2002. As a decline in suitable range or habitat is contiguous with a decline in population, a population decline of 36% is thereby suspected and the lion listed as Vulnerable under A2abcd. |
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