Potential for camera-traps and spatial mark-resight models to improve monitoring of the critically endangered West African lion (Panthera leo)

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (14) ◽  
pp. 3527-3541 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mamadou D. Kane ◽  
Dana J. Morin ◽  
Marcella J. Kelly
Keyword(s):  
West African ◽  
Camera Traps ◽  
Critically Endangered ◽  
Panthera Leo ◽  
African Lion

scholarly journals Fear not: avoidance behavior missing in species sympatric with the critically endangered West African lion

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nyeema C. Harris ◽  
Kirby L. Mills
Keyword(s):  
Avoidance Behavior ◽  
Protected Area ◽  
Functional Role ◽  
Prey Species ◽  
Reverse Current ◽  
West African ◽  
Critically Endangered ◽  
Apex Predators ◽  
African Lion ◽  
Trophic Pathways

AbstractPredators are major regulators in communities through trophic and non-trophic pathways. However, as human pressures continue to threaten apex predators, including Africa’s iconic lion, predators’ functional role in their ecosystems may be compromised. Where lions are critically endangered, we found no evidence of avoidance behavior in either competitor or prey species from a camera survey in the largest protected area complex in West Africa. Our findings raise concerns that lions have already become functionally extinct in portions of their West African range, highlighting the urgency of restorative efforts and environmental investments to reverse current declining population trends and the loss of regulatory roles.

scholarly journals Gastrointestinal parasite community in the critically endangered West African lion

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sofia Kruszka ◽  
Nyeema C. Harris
Keyword(s):  
Parasite Community ◽  
Host Population ◽  
West African ◽  
Gastrointestinal Parasites ◽  
Critically Endangered ◽  
Large Carnivores ◽  
Gastrointestinal Parasite ◽  
East African ◽  
African Lion ◽  
African Lions

AbstractLarge carnivores of Africa, such as lions (Panthera leo), suffer from prey depletion and habitat fragmentation, that possibly impact the composition of the gastrointestinal parasite community. West African lions are particularly important, as this population is critically endangered and yet little is known of their gastrointestinal parasite community, which can reflect the health and resilience of the host population. From fecal samples collected in the W-Arly-Pendjari (WAP) transboundary protected area complex in Burkina Faso and Niger, we identified 309 oocysts of at least five different species using fecal flotation and sedimentation tests. We also compared these gastrointestinal parasites to other results from surveys of lions from Southern and East African regions and found similar taxa to previous surveys, but lower species richness across West African samples.

Age determination of the African lion (Panthera leo)

2009 ◽  
Vol 185 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. L. Smuts ◽  
J. L. Anderson ◽  
J. C. Austin
Keyword(s):  
Age Determination ◽  
Panthera Leo ◽  
African Lion

scholarly journals Fatal haemorrhage and neoplastic thrombosis in a captive African lion (Panthera leo) with metastatic testicular sex cord–stromal tumour

2017 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Omar Antonio Gonzales-Viera ◽  
Angélica María Sánchez-Sarmiento ◽  
Natália Coelho Couto de Azevedo Fernandes ◽  
Juliana Mariotti Guerra ◽  
Rodrigo Albergaria Ressio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stromal Tumour ◽  
Panthera Leo ◽  
African Lion ◽  
Fatal Haemorrhage

scholarly journals Determinants of Distribution Patterns and Management Needs in a Critically Endangered Lion Panthera leo Population

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philipp Henschel ◽  
Lisanne S. Petracca ◽  
Luke T. B. Hunter ◽  
Martial Kiki ◽  
Clement Sewadé ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Distribution Patterns ◽  
Critically Endangered ◽  
Panthera Leo
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