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TANZANIA

LION

September 2015 • Canon 60D camera


UNESCO World Heritage site
Serengeti National Park

Scientific classification

Panthera leo

Scientific Name

Mammalia

Animal Class

Carnivora

Animal Order





IUCN Red List of Threatened Species


VULNERABLE

Global Assessment
Last assessed June 2014

The species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
A decrease in population with a decline of 43% over the past 21 years
(approximately three Lion generations, 1993–2014)

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