News Headline
Has the wildlife 'Red List' let Africa's big cats down?
Source
Deccan Herald
Publication Date
2021-09-01
Africa's marquee big cats are currently listed as "vulnerable", but with declines in lion numbers close to the threshold for a higher risk category Lions and cheetahs were both reconfirmed as 'vulnerable' in 2014. Credit: AFP Photo Lions and cheetahs are closer to extinction than the authoritative Red List of Threatened Species sugests, according to conservation scientists who warn that sharp drops in populations could be going undected.