No longer the reigning king of the jungle
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Sightings becoming rarer
Sightings have become so rare that it once took researchers conducting a lion survey in the area two months before they spotted one of the big cats.
Conservationists, however, believe the park could one day rebound.
Conservationists, however, believe the park could one day rebound.
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A potential habitat for lions
The landscape is still in fantastic shape, a global wild cat conservation organization. which could potentially, if well protected, harbor between 400 and 500 lions.
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The DiCaprio Foundation
A $150,000 grant from a fund launched this week by the Wildlife Conservation Network and The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation is aimed at better equipping Niokolo-Koba's park rangers for those efforts.
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Saving the jungle kings
The Lion Recovery Fund is initially providing $800,000 toward bolstering lions' habitat across the continent, from Senegal in the west to Tanzania in the east as well as Zambia and Malawi in southern Africa.
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Declining numbers
Only about 400 lions remain there out of the total 20,000 worldwide. About 90 percent of those in West Africa are in a protected area that spans parts of Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger.
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To conserve the wildcat population
Startup support for the Lion Recovery Fund came from The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, which previously has partnered on elephant conservation issues.
They are pledging that 100 percent of donations to the fund will go directly toward work on the ground, without overhead costs.
They are pledging that 100 percent of donations to the fund will go directly toward work on the ground, without overhead costs.