Environmental News Network - African Lion Counts Miss the Mark, but New Method Shows Promise

Details: By University of Queensland; 18.Jun

The current technique used for counting lion populations for research and conservation efforts doesn’t add up, according to a University of Queensland researcher.

Michael Hammer

But UQ PhD candidate Mr Alexander Braczkowski has been investigating new methods of photographing and data analytics to count lions that could be more widely used.

“African lions receive immense publicity and conservation attention,” Mr Braczkowski said.

“Yet their populations are thought to have experienced a 50 per cent decline since 1994 – coincidentally the same year Disney’s The Lion King was released.

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African Lion Counts Miss the Mark, but New Method Shows Promise