Population size and social structure of lions in a west African protected area Universiteit Antwerpen
To inform the conservation of the Regionally Critically Endangered West African lion, we studied lion population size and social structure in Niokolo Koba National Park (NKNP), Senegal. Calling station and camera trap surveys were conducted and opportunistic lion observations were documented from 2015 to 2020. The average lion density was calculated as 0.50 lion/100 km(2) and the population size was estimated as 28-56 individuals. Average lion ...