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Is It the Beginning of the End for West African Lions?

West African lions, the lean, majestic creatures that used to roam the region, have dwindled down to a population of about 400 and are facing extinction, according to an aptly titled paper, "The Lion ...
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Mystical beliefs fuel Senegal’s illegal big cat trade and threaten lion’s survival in West Africa

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NIOKOLO-KOBA NATIONAL PARK, Senegal (AP) — ...
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Genetic diversity, evolutionary history and implications for conservation of the lion (Panthera leo) in West and Central Africa

This can be explained by a Pleistocene extinction and subsequent recolonization of West Africa from refugia in the Middle East. This is further supported by the fact that the West and Central African ...
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Mystical beliefs fuel Senegal’s illegal big cat trade and threaten lion’s survival in West Africa

NIOKOLO-KOBA NATIONAL PARK, Senegal (AP) — The morning sun slants through the canopy of Senegal’s Niokolo-Koba National Park as Sgt. Abdou Diouf and his brigade of rangers march in single file, guns ...