Conservation Status:Vulnerable Subspecies: For a long time, it was believed that there were several lion subspecies. As of 2017, only two subspecies are now recognized: Panthera leo leo –includes lion populations in West Africa and northern parts of Central Africa. Also theAsiatic lion, and oth...
Another lion species that disappeared roughly 12,000 years ago during a period of global climate change, the American lion’s range stretched across most of the modern-day United States and Mexico. The American lion is notable for being the largest lion species. Its habitat was similar to toda...
Conservation Status The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classifies all subspecies of the lion as vulnerable, and in 2013, the ECOS Environmental Conservation Online System in the United States classifiedP.l. leoas endangered, andP.l. melanochaitaas threatened. Threats Major thr...
They recognised the importance of establishing a National Action Plan for the Lion in Mozambique and realized the lack of comprehensive information for reviewing the lion profile in the country. A survey has been launched to update the conservation status of the lion in Mozambique. The final ...
Conservation Status:Tropical seals and sea lions have suffered the most from human and climatic changes. Two species are threatened; seven are currently classed as endangered. Description Seals and sea lions are highly evolved for swimming, including flippers, a streamlined fusiform (tapered at both ...
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Habitat, Diet and BehaviorReproduction and LifecycleCommunication and IntelligencePopulation and ConservationEvolutionFunfacts Lion, the King of the Jungle ? Introduction The male lion is often referred to as the King of the Jungle. Any creature wandering in lion territory has to stay extremely alert....
The New Zealand sea lion is endemic to New Zealand and is one of the most regionally localized and rare of the world's pinnipeds. It is classified as a threatened species by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Prior to human arrival in New Zealand, P. hookeri...
California sea lion populations have also been affected in recent years by ecological changes, often connected to climate change and pollution. These can result in a decrease in prey resulting in malnutrition, poisonous algal blooms, and infectious disease have also affected California sea lion populat...
Record-breaking private donation to conservation efforts announced Posted onSeptember 23, 2021by clairesterling Philanthropists pledge $5 billion to save threatened species: Wyss Foundation and others seek to protect biodiversity from climate change, with the largest-ever private donation to conservation. ...