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Half of Africa's Lions May Go Extinct in 40 Years
2013-03-06 17:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LiveScience: Nearly half of all of Africa's lion populations could face extinction in the next 40 years if conservation measures aren't changed, according to a new study. The study, published today (March 6) in the journal Ecology Letters, found that lion populations that were fenced into conservation areas rebounded in recent years, whereas lions in open preserves were challenged by prey loss and predation by human neighbors. "Lions in fenced reserves tend to do much better, they're achieving much better...
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