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Inventory of free-ranging lions Panthera leo in Africa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 February 2004

H. Bauer  and
S. Van Der Merwe
H. Bauer
Affiliation:
Institute of Environmental Sciences, Leiden University, P.O. Box 9518, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
S. Van Der Merwe
Affiliation:
African Lion Working Group, P.O. Box 12451, Brandhof 9324, Bloemfontein, South Africa. E-mail mwnatura@mweb.co.za
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Abstract

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The number of free ranging African lions Panthera leo has never been comprehensively assessed. We present an inventory of available information, covering most protected areas and ranging in quality from educated guesses to individually known populations. This gives a conservative estimate of 16,500–30,000 free ranging lions in Africa. The inventory shows that populations are small and fragmented in West and Central Africa, whereas the species still occurs widely in East and Southern Africa. The results concur with the current IUCN Red List categorization of the lion as Vulnerable.

Keywords

AfricainventorylionPanthera leoRed List
Type
Articles
Information
Oryx , Volume 38 , Issue 1 , January 2004 , pp. 26 - 31
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© 2004 Fauna & Flora International