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RE: Lions in West-Africa - Spalea - 01-18-2019
(01-18-2019, 01:12 AM)Lycaon Wrote:(01-18-2019, 12:55 AM)Spalea Wrote: @Lycaon:
Your photos:especially at #22 and #23.
I read this morning on a french site about the fauna in Benin that Pendjari park wasn't well protected, to such an extant that they didn't know more if there was still some lions in this park. I hope it's exaggerated. And if we wanted to be sure to see some lions it would be worth better to go into the "W national park" overlapping three countries aeras : Benin, Niger and Burkina Faso.
That is a complete exaggeration as pendjari np has a healthy lion population, and it is not to difficult to see them theer. African parks has started work there recently.
OK, I believe you. But I didn't make up anything... This was this link:
https://www.easyvoyage.com/benin/animaux-d-afrique-375
Second line of the presentation: "Cependant, évitez la Pendjari, dont la population animale est réduite à peau de chagrin." I translate "However, avoid the Pendjari of which the fauna has been whittled away". OK this site is mode from a travel agency "Easy voyage"... They are lying through their teeth. Business as usual...
RE: Lions in West-Africa - jordi6927 - 01-18-2019
Thanks for the replies ... Im glad to hear the parks on that side will be getting more protection ... hopefully in the coming years we have more lions, more reporting, more photos ... its all good for everyone
RE: Lions in West-Africa - Lycaon - 01-18-2019
I also hope that west africa will flourish again anyway here is a hansome west african male
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RE: Lions in West-Africa - Lycaon - 01-18-2019
Here is a excellent vintange documentary about lions in manovo gounda np centeral african republic
RE: Lions in West-Africa - Lycaon - 01-18-2019
Some more photos of senegalensis
The first image is credit to Petite Fleur
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All of these are in pendjari np
RE: Lions in West-Africa - Lycaon - 01-19-2019
here is a solid west african in zakouma np chad
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Credits to Michael lorentz
RE: Lions in West-Africa - Lycaon - 01-19-2019
Here is a lion in dinder national park sudan
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The rest of the photos are of senegalensis in pendjari np Benin
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Credits to oebenin
RE: Lions in West-Africa - epaiva - 01-19-2019
@peter @GuateGojira @tigerluver @sanjay @GrizzlyClaws
How do West African Lions compare in size to South African Lions and East African Lions?
RE: Lions in West-Africa - GrizzlyClaws - 01-19-2019
(01-19-2019, 09:21 PM)epaiva Wrote: @peter @GuateGojira @tigerluver @sanjay @GrizzlyClaws
How do West African Lions compare in size to South African Lions and East African Lions?
Generally smaller, but I said it depends on the prey density.
RE: Lions in West-Africa - Lycaon - 01-19-2019
I highly recommend checking out this organization
For west and central lions
RE: Lions in West-Africa - Lycaon - 01-20-2019
Additionally Jonas Van de Vorde has high quality photos of wildlife in Pendjari
https://www.flickr.com/people/8834404@N02/
RE: Lions in West-Africa - peter - 01-20-2019
(01-19-2019, 09:21 PM)epaiva Wrote: @peter @GuateGojira @tigerluver @sanjay @GrizzlyClaws
How do West African Lions compare in size to South African Lions and East African Lions?
Recent info on the size of lions in western Africa was posted so time ago, but I need time to find it. Could be anywhere.
In lions, differences in size within populations are more pronounced than differences between populations. There are differences at the level of region, but they are limited. Kruger lions top the table for greatest total skull length, but there's not much on other regions.
Interesting info, Lycaon.
RE: Lions in West-Africa - Spalea - 01-20-2019
@epaiva :
About #38: About the size of the different lions populations, we often hear everything and its opposite. For a long while I have heard that the senegalensis lions, despite they are poorly-maned lions, were the biggest of Africa. Of course, because their extant population is now very reduced, we don't speak about them anymore.
As @GrizzlyClaws said it depends on the prey density.
RE: Lions in West-Africa - Lycaon - 01-20-2019
It is also good to keep in mind that west african lions are still generally poorly understood.
They also live in countries that many researchers would rather not go so finding info on them is difficult.
RE: Lions in West-Africa - Lycaon - 01-20-2019
Here are a male and female west african lions compared to humans
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These were taken for collaring . Credits to ROCAL LION