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Research warns that lion populations in unprotected areas of Africa could be reduced by up to 50% in the coming decades, due to the loss of their habitat and hunting. Experts estimate that on a regional scale, the number of lions in the west, center and east of the African continent is declining rapidly, while only in managed areas in southern Africa have populations of these cats grown. Many lion populations are now disappearing or close to disappearing in the coming decades, and this suggests a significant trophic degradation of African ecosystems, without the lion's fundamental role as a predator, they say. The researchers collected all credible lion surveys, presented time series data for 47 Panthera leo populations, and used a model space to estimate the growth rate for each group.
We found a surprising geographic pattern: African lion populations are declining everywhere except in four southern countries, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe," the researchers note in an article published in the scientific journal PNAS. Population models indicate a 67 percent chance that lions in West and Central Africa will decline by half over the next two decades, while the chance of halving is 37 percent for those in East Africa. Experts recommend regional assessments of the lion at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), since the species is currently considered vulnerable and according to projections it could soon be included as endangered. More than 126 billion liters of bottled water are Europe Cell Phone Number List consumed in the world each year, translating into tons of plastic bottles contaminating the soil and oceans. The probability of recovering them for reuse is truly low, while the damage they cause to the environment is, unfortunately, considerable. Some cities, such as San Francisco , USA, have undertaken efforts to reduce the impact of PET on the environment by regulating the sale and consumption of bottled water and integrating drinking fountains as part of their infrastructure, in order to facilitate access for its inhabitants to drinking water; However, their initiatives are not enough to eradicate the problem.
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