Poaching African lions for black market could pose existential threat

Mongabay
Jan 27, 2026, 1:28 am310 ptsTop
African lions are increasingly targeted for trade in their bones, skin, teeth and claws, according to a newly published study. Without urgent action, the authors warn, poaching may pose an existential threat to Panthera leo, which once numbered in the hundreds of thousands across Africa. Today, about 25,000 are…

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