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Cave paintings document the existence of Panthera atrox some 35,000 years ago.
Lions have provided important insights into the ecology of infectious disease, both in terms of disease transmission and disease outcomes.
Lions are the only social cat because they find safety in numbers—against each other.
Lions once ranged across Africa, but modern populations face risks of inbreeding. Translocations can help.
Is the male’s mane a shield or an ornament?
What limits the size of a lion population? How do populations respond to environmental change?
Lions are bad news for cheetah and wild dogs, but hyenas somehow manage to thrive in the same habitats as their worst enemies.
How can people discourage lions from eating livestock?
More Tanzanian villagers were attacked by lions in 2004 than by the man-eaters in Tsavo in the 1890s. What can be done?
Can sport hunters help conserve lions? Or is trophy hunting inherently harmful?
The Whole Village Project aims to evaluate the effectiveness of foreign aid projects in sub-Saharan Africa, where poverty is the principal cause of habitat loss. As part of the project, more than 20 University of Minnesota researchers in applied economics, agronomy, ecology, education, medicine, nursing, public affairs, public health and veterinary science are working together in 240-plus villages throughout Tanzania. The project seeks to measure changes in health, nutrition, education, socio-economics, food security, land use and natural resource status for 10 to 20 years, as well as identify best practices for development agencies, local government and village communities.
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