Quantifying lion (Panthera leo) demographic response following a three-year moratorium on trophy hunting.

Quantifying lion (Panthera leo) demographic response following a three-year moratorium on trophy hunting.

Factors that limit African lion populations are manifold and well-recognized, but their relative demographic effects remain poorly understood, particularly trophy hunting near protected areas. We identified and monitored 386 individual lions within and around South Luangwa National Park, Zambia, for...

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Main Authors: Thandiwe Mweetwa, David Christianson, Matt Becker, Scott Creel, Elias Rosenblatt, Johnathan Merkle, Egil Dröge, Henry Mwape, Jones Masonde, Twakundine Simpamba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5962075?pdf=render

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