The Trophy Hunting of African Lions: Scale, Current Management Practices and Factors Undermining Sustainability

The trophy hunting of lions Panthera leo is contentious due to uncertainty concerning conservation impacts and because of highly polarised opinions about the practice. African lions are hunted across at least ∼558,000 km2, which comprises 27–32% of the lion range in countries where trophy hunting of...

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Main Authors: Lindsey, Peter Andrew, Balme, Guy Andrew, Funston, Paul, Henschel, Philipp, Hunter, Luke, Madzikanda, Hilary, Midlane, Neil, Nyirenda, Vincent
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3776777/