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Lions in West-Africa

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West African adult male lion from Pendjari National Park, Benin.

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(02-19-2017, 03:37 PM)Ngala Wrote: West African adult male lion from Pendjari National Park, Benin.

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West African lions are still being poisoned in large numbers ... Kenya for example ... but does anyone know of any good conservation groups that are combating this problem there? thx
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(04-04-2018, 08:15 PM)jordi6927 Wrote:
(02-19-2017, 03:37 PM)Ngala Wrote: West African adult male lion from Pendjari National Park, Benin.

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West African lions are still being poisoned in large numbers ... Kenya for example ... but does anyone know of any good conservation groups that are combating this problem there? thx

It depends on the Park, Kenya is a very large Tourist attraction and thus will have strong protection for said parks. It's neighbor, Tanzania is the same. Both countries combined hold most of the Lion population in all of Africa, poaching and villager caused deaths of course occur, but they aren't rampant in most of the protected parks within those countries.
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Massive West African male lion from W-Arly-Pendjari Complex (W National Park in Burkina Faso, Niger and Benin; Arly National Park in Burkina Faso; Pendjari National Park in Benin).

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"OeBenin a enregistré plus de 3000 photos avec 700 espèces du complexe W-Arly-Pendjari sur le site http://www.inaturalist.org. Aidez-nous à les identifier et créer votre propre compte."

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(08-08-2018, 04:59 PM)Ngala Wrote: Massive West African male lion from W-Arly-Pendjari Complex (W National Park in Burkina Faso, Niger and Benin; Arly National Park in Burkina Faso; Pendjari National Park in Benin).

Photo and information credits: OeBenin - Organisation pour la promotion de l’éducation des filles au Bénin
"OeBenin a enregistré plus de 3000 photos avec 700 espèces du complexe W-Arly-Pendjari sur le site http://www.inaturalist.org. Aidez-nous à les identifier et créer votre propre compte."

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He's thick. Must have a plentiful food source, unlike some lions in other parts of Africa, who deal with migratory herds
and drought. Nice find
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A impressive male . Credits to oebenin
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Another solid west african lion.  Credits to oebenin 


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Rare photos showing west african lions hunting buffalo . In parc w niger


 
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Thank you everyone. I hope to contribute more to this wonderful community.
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Here is a male in niokolo koba national park


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Are the lions in west Africa making a come back with their total numbers? Are they being protected more? thanks
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@jordi6927 

Lions in west africa are still in need of more protection , but pendjari national park and zakouma national park are receiving more funds .
with these two parks being their primary strongholds. Though lions in senegal and other west african nations are not getting much protection

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@Lycaon:

Your photos: Like 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.
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(01-18-2019, 01:25 AM)Spalea Wrote: @Lycaon:

Your photos: Like 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.
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(01-18-2019, 01:42 AM)Lycaon Wrote:
(01-18-2019, 01:25 AM)Spalea Wrote: @Lycaon:

Your photos: Like 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.

"Pendjari National Park in Benin forms part of the 10,488 square mile W-Arly-Pendjari (WAP) protected area complex that straddles Benin, Burkina Faso, and Niger and which holds 90% of West Africa’s lions. This complex is two and half times the size of Yellowstone National Park. Pendjari retains the largest wildlife population in the WAP complex, including its population of about 70-100 lions; the park could hold approximately 400-500 lions given adequate law enforcement and management. African Parks has signed a contract to assume management of the park. The Lion Recovery Fund has granted funding for increasing law enforcement in the complex, for understanding lion population sizes and movements, and for appraising the impact of trophy hunting on lions in the area. The LRF’s grant will unlock matching funding from the Wyss Foundation."
https://www.lionrecoveryfund.org/project/securing-the-stronghold-of-the-west-african-lion/
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