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Literature Review
Loarie, Scott R., et al. “Lion Hunting Behaviour and Vegetation Structure in an African Savanna.” Animal Behaviour, vol. 85, no. 5, May 2013, pp. 899–906. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2013.01.018.
The lions are one of the most successful predators, but within a pride the females usually do the hunting. One might assume that this is due to the fact that females are better hunters. But, as a matter of fact, males are equally successful as females. Researchers try to figure out why how male and female lions use flora and fauna to their benefits. How males prefer hunting in denser grass whereas females prefer higher view range. This study uses modern technology such as LiDar mapping and GPS to track every movement of lions and traces their hunting patterns to tell us how males and females hunt different prey and prefer different environments.
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What's The Problem?
Williams, Vivienne L., et al. “A Roaring Trade? The Legal Trade in Panthera Leo Bones from Africa to East-Southeast Asia.” PLoS ONE, vol. 12, no. 10, Oct. 2017, pp. 1–22. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0185996.
Thousands of lions are bred and slaughtered in captivity owing to the flourishing bone trade especially from Africa to East Asia. This study casts light on the trade of lion skeletons. Lions are CITES Appendix II animals, which makes hunting them or killing them for bones is legal. The study reveals the extent of lion trade and its effects on the wild lion population in Africa. The study also showcases how though the major source of lion skeletons are captive lions, the wild lions are not safe from poaching for bones.
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Solutions
“Collars for Conservation.” Mara Predator Conservation Programme, 20 Nov. 2018, http://www.marapredatorconservation.org/research-conservation/collars-for-conservation/.
The Mara Predator Conservation Programme started a new initiative to put collars on every lion so as to monitor their location in real time. The benefits of this will be that lions can be diverted before they even reach human settlement, and so their lives can be saved. Further the illegal poachers can be stopped, as the collar can provide the exact location where a lion is killed, giving the authorities time to catch the killers. The collar shall also be beneficial in monitoring lions in their habitat and can prove to be beneficial for research purposes.