The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Panthera leo

 – Vulnerable

Classifications

List of Habitats:
1.5Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
2.1Savanna - Dry
3.5Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
4.5Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
8.1Desert - Hot
List of Threats:
1.1.4.1Habitat Loss/Degradation - Agriculture - Livestock - Nomadic (ongoing)
1.1.4.2Habitat Loss/Degradation - Agriculture - Livestock - Small-holder (ongoing)
3.5.1Harvesting (hunting/gathering) - Cultural/scientific/leisure activities - Subsistence use/local trade (ongoing)
5.1Persecution - Pest control (ongoing)
5.2Persecution - Other (ongoing)
8.3Changes in native species dynamics - Prey/food base (ongoing)
10.3Human disturbance - War/civil unrest (ongoing)
List of Conservation Actions:
1.1.1Policy-based actions - Management plans - Development (needed)
1.1.2Policy-based actions - Management plans - Implementation (needed)
1.2.1.1Policy-based actions - Legislation - Development - International level (in place)
1.2.1.3Policy-based actions - Legislation - Development - Sub-national level (in place)
2.3Communication and Education - Capacity-building/Training (needed)
3.2Research actions - Population numbers and range (in place)
3.3Research actions - Biology and Ecology (in place)
3.8Research actions - Conservation measures (needed)
3.9Research actions - Trends/Monitoring (needed)
4.3Habitat and site-based actions - Corridors (needed)
4.4.2Habitat and site-based actions - Protected areas - Establishment (in place)
4.4.3Habitat and site-based actions - Protected areas - Management (needed)
4.5Habitat and site-based actions - Community-based initiatives (needed)
5.3.1Species-based actions - Sustainable use - Harvest management (needed)
5.3.2Species-based actions - Sustainable use - Trade management (in place)
5.7.1Species-based actions - Ex situ conservation actions - Captive breeding/Artificial propagation (in place)
5.7.2Species-based actions - Ex situ conservation actions - Genome resource bank (in place)

Citation: Bauer, H. & Nowell, K. 2004. Panthera leo. In: IUCN 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 July 2008.
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