It’s estimated that there were some 450,000 lions in the wild in Africa in 1950. Since then, habitat loss, poaching and a market in Asia for lion parts and trinkets has decimated the population. Today, just 20,000 lions remain across the continent. “More than 50 percent of the lion populations hold less than 50 individuals, … Continue reading Mozambique’s Niassa Lion Project hits the spotlight as Chicago Zoological Society honours wildlife conservation leaders