World lion day: Why is the king of the savanna declining?

Mongabay
Aug 8, 2025, 2:00 pm107 pts
The lion, with its majestic mane and the loudest growl of all the big cats, is today a vulnerable species with decreasing populations in extremely fragmented habitats. It once ranged widely throughout Africa and Eurasia; today, it’s restricted to parts of sub-Saharan Africa and one small area in western…

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