AOL.com Video - Shocking Decline in African Lion Population

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Shocking Decline in African Lion Population

Description:Lion populations in Africa are dwindling. A 2012 study found that the number of lions in the wild has fallen by 68 percent in the past 50 years, from an estimated 100 thousand in 1960, to just 35 thousand today. Another estimate from the NGO LionAid showed an even lower population size of only 15 thousand. Lion populations are not only threatened by habitat loss due to human population expansion, but also poaching and hunting. (1:16)

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