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https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/critically-endangered-west-african-lion-going-from-strength-to-strength-in-niokolo-koba-senegal/>
"In a thrilling sign of recovery for the Critically-Endangered West African
lion, camera trap footage and photos of a West African lioness and her three
cubs playing, nursing, and feeding in Senegal’s Niokolo Koba National Park
(NKNP) were released by the conservation outfit Panthera.
The high-definition videos and photos feature Florence, a 9 to 10-year-old
GPS-collared lioness that scientists believe has now given birth to three
litters, totaling nine cubs, since 2021.
Now considered the matriarch of Niokolo Koba, this lioness has contributed
approximately one-third of the park’s lion population which has grown slowly
from a razor’s edge pride of 10 to 15 individuals in 2011 to perhaps as many as
40 today.
Just 120-374 West African lions are estimated to remain in the wild today, with
their historic range having shrunk by 99%. They are part of the Northern lion
subspecies, which used to range across North Africa.
When
WaL reported on NKNP’s lions last year, Panthera West and Central Africa
Regional Director Dr. Philipp Henschel said that the lions had hunkered down in
a tiny core area, about 10% of the park’s massive 9,000 square kilometers.
Since then, the lions have become more adventurous, and have slowly been
exiting that core."
Via
Future Crunch:
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Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
