How Strong Is A Lion - How Powerful Is A Lion - Zooologist

Today we highlight one of Africa’s most iconic species with World Lion Day! The lion (Panthera leo) is listed as vulnerable by the ICUN Red List of Threatened Species and has suffered a severe decline in population in recent decades. It is estimated that the current global population is down to approximately 20,000 individuals, about a 50% decline in population the last 30 years. With the main threat to lions being human wildlife conflict; persecution/retaliatory killing by farmers, and excessiv