Lion by Kordouane

Photography • Animals • posted on Dec 01, 2017

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The lion (Panthera leo) is a species in the Felidae family and a member of the genus Panthera. It has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1996, as populations in Sub-Saharan African range countries declined by about 43% since the early 1990s. Lion populations are untenable outside designated protected areas. Although the cause of the decline is not fully understood, habitat loss and conflicts with humans are the greatest causes of concern. The West African lion population is listed as Critically Endangered since 2016. The only lion population in Asia survives in and around India's Gir Forest National Park and is listed as Endangered since 1986.

Comments (9)

CleonXXI Online Now!

9:56AM | Fri, 01 December 2017

Regal portrait, great capture!

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beachsidelegs

10:47AM | Fri, 01 December 2017

It is such a shame we as humans cannot look after the stunning wild life we have on this planet all for greed it is sickening.....A wonderful picture my friend :)

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