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    (c) seasav, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

  • Lion, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) Greg Lasley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) Allan Hopkins, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) cirolana, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Pierre-Louis Stenger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Irene Domhoff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Lion

Panthera leo

IUCN Red List status: Vulnerable

IUCN Red List status

Worldwide
25,906 observations
Group
Mammals

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iNaturalist Wikipedia

About

The lion (Panthera leo) is a species in the family Felidae and a member of the genus Panthera. It has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1996, as populations in 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...

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