Answer:
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Step-by-step explanation:
The king of the jungle is in trouble. Populations of African lions (Pantherid Leo Leo) have declined by 42 percent over the past 21 years, according to data released this week by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
The information comes through the latest update to the IUCN Red List, which continues to identify lions as “vulnerable to extinction” (one step short of endangered). That’s mainly because conservation efforts have resulted in an 11 percent growth in lion populations in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe. Most of these southern populations live within fenced reserves which have reached their carrying capacity and can’t support additional lion numbers.
