A molecular analysis of African lion (Panthera leo) mating structure and extra-group paternity in Etosha National Park

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (10) ◽  
pp. 2787-2796 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. M. Lyke ◽  
J. Dubach ◽  
M. B. Briggs
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Analysis ◽  
National Park ◽  
Panthera Leo ◽  
Mating Structure ◽  
African Lion

scholarly journals A citizen science approach to monitoring of the Lion Panthera leo (Carnivora: Felidae) population in Niokolo-Koba National Park, Senegal

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 15091-15105
Author(s):  
Dimitri Dagorne ◽  
Abdoulaye Kanté ◽  
John B. Rose
Keyword(s):  
Citizen Science ◽  
National Park ◽  
Panthera Leo ◽  
Total Rainfall ◽  
Cooperative Effort ◽  
Annual Variations ◽  
African Lion ◽  
Relict Population ◽  
Science Approach ◽  
Mainstream Science

A voluntary citizen science approach was used in a pilot study of the relict population of the Critically Endangered western African Lion Panthera leo in Niokolo-Koba National Park (NKNP) in Senegal.  In total, 93 observations involving 253 lion sightings were made by NKNP guides and their clients over a period of four and a half years in the central tourist area of the Park which represents about 3% of the total area of NKNP.  Identification sheets were produced for 10 individual lions on the basis of whisker spot patterns measured from photographs contributed by the tourists.  Although we were not able to identify a sufficient number of individual lions to estimate the lion population in the zone, extensive data on the geographic distribution, age-class and sex, and behaviour of the observed lions are presented.  Data are also presented to tentatively support a relationship between the annual variations in lion observations and the total rainfall in the preceding year.  The advantages of this citizen science approach in terms of complementing mainstream science, as well as in promoting tourism development and conservation sensitisation, are discussed, and recommendations are made for pursuing this cooperative effort at a higher level of effectiveness.

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 Estimating population sizes of lions Panthera leo and spotted hyaenas Crocuta crocuta in Uganda's savannah parks, using lure count methods

Oryx ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 394-401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward Okot Omoya ◽  
Tutilo Mudumba ◽  
Stephen T. Buckland ◽  
Paul Mulondo ◽  
Andrew J. Plumptre
Keyword(s):  
National Parks ◽  
Protected Area ◽  
National Park ◽  
Crocuta Crocuta ◽  
Panthera Leo ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Conservation Areas ◽  
Conservation Area ◽  
Population Sizes

AbstractDespite > 60 years of conservation in Uganda's national parks the populations of lions and spotted hyaenas in these areas have never been estimated using a census method. Estimates for some sites have been extrapolated to other protected areas and educated guesses have been made but there has been nothing more definitive. We used a lure count analysis method of call-up counts to estimate populations of the lion Panthera leo and spotted hyaena Crocuta crocuta in the parks where reasonable numbers of these species exist: Queen Elizabeth Protected Area, Murchison Falls Conservation Area and Kidepo Valley National Park. We estimated a total of 408 lions and 324 hyaenas for these three conservation areas. It is unlikely that other conservation areas in Uganda host > 10 lions or > 40 hyaenas. The Queen Elizabeth Protected Area had the largest populations of lions and hyaenas: 140 and 211, respectively. It is estimated that lion numbers have declined by 30% in this protected area since the late 1990s and there are increasing concerns for the long-term viability of both species in Uganda.

scholarly journals Notes on wild dog Lycaon pictus and lion Panthera leo population trends during a drought in the Kruger National Park

Koedoe ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
M.G.L. Mills
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Kruger National Park ◽  
Population Trends ◽  
Adult Survival ◽  
Panthera Leo ◽  
Lycaon Pictus ◽  
Drought Period ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
High Predation ◽  
Wild Dog

Wild dog Lycaon pictus and lion Panthera leo populations in the Kruger National Park appeared to undergo an increase during a drought period in the early 1990s. Newly established packs, high adult survival and pup productivity contributed to an increase in the wild dog population and evidence for high predation success during the height of the drought is presented. An increase in the lion density between 1989 and 1993 on the northern basalt plains, as well as changes in the structure of the population, seem to be related to changes in prey populations, particularly to a decline in numbers and condition of buffalo Syncerus cafer.

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