A new report published today concludes that nearly half of
Africa's wild lion populations may decline to near extinction over the next
20-40 years without urgent conservation measures. The plight of many lion
populations is so bleak, the report concludes that fencing them in - and
fencing humans out - may be their only hope for survival.
Led by the University of Minnesota's Professor Craig Packer
and co-authored by a large team of lion biologists, including Panthera's
President, Dr. Luke Hunter, and Lion Program Director, Dr. Guy Balme, the
report, entitled Conserving large carnivores: dollars and fence, was published
today in the scientific journal Ecology Letters.