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East London Lion Park

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East London Lion Park
East London Lion Park
East London Lion Park
East London Lion Park
East London Lion Park
East London Lion Park
East London Lion Park
East London Lion Park
East London Lion Park
East London Lion Park
East London Lion Park
East London Lion Park
East London Lion Park
East London Lion Park
East London Lion Park
Phone:
+27437307161

Address:
Sea View Farms Road East London, East London 5241, South Africa

The East African lion is a Panthera leo melanochaita population in East Africa. During the 20th century, lion populations in this part of Africa became fragmented and declined in several range countries due to loss of habitat and prey base, poaching and killing of lions to protect livestock and human life. In 2005, a Lion Conservation Strategy was developed for East and Southern Africa. Today, lion populations are stable only in large protected area complexes.The scientific name P. l. melanochaita was proposed for the Cape lion in 1842 that was eradicated in the mid-19th century. P. l. melanochaita differs genetically from P. leo leo; the two subspecies probably diverged at least 50,000 years ago.
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