Are Laikipia’s recovering lions turning to endangered Grevy’s zebras (Equus grevyi) for their next meal?
Are Laikipia’s recovering lions turning to endangered Grevy’s zebras (Equus grevyi) for their next meal?
That’s what a team of researchers led by WCS and WWF set out to discover – whether the comeback of a top predator – in this case lions in Laikipa County, Kenya – were recovering at the expense of Grevy’s zebras, which number only around 2,680 individuals with half of those living in Likipia.
In recent years, lion numbers have slowly recovered in this region as livestock ranching – which commonly practiced shooting or poisoning lions – has given way to wildlife tourism. Lions (Panthera leo) are classified as Threatened by IUCN.
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Image: New study looks at whether vulnerable Lions are eating endangered Zebras in Kenya. (Credit: WCS)
