Asiatic Lion Reintroduction Project

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Well the thing is we simply don't know how the relationship was in the wild, in Russia where bears run from tiger tracks it is not out of the realm of possibility that lions also have the same fear. Big cats often size themselves up and with the lion being a slimmer, leaner cats (especially Asiatics) this could also maybe deter from conflict. The quotes are not unfounded and it's logical to derive there is an accumulative effect in poaching and a stronger cat probably more well equipped to take down prey in an array of habitats would deplete numbers. Of course the majority of the blame is humans however more complex intenal ecological issues are often severer than surface level poaching. Just playing devils advocate here. Reply