news - Mongabay·4 min read·medium
World Lion Day: The communities living with lions
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Conservationists in Africa are implementing innovative strategies to mitigate human-wildlife conflict as lion populations continue to decline. Initiatives include community-led guardian programs in Zimbabwe and GPS-based real-time alert systems in Botswana to protect both livestock and big cats.
Numbering fewer than 25,000, lions remain vulnerable to extinction. These big cats have suffered catastrophic declines and today occupy roughly 6% of their historical range .
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