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Nigeria’s lion numbers in rapid decline

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There has been a sharp decline in the population of lions in Africa, and particularly west Africa.

In Nigeria for instance the number of lions is declining fast according to the country’s interior ministry.

The country officially had 44 lions in 2009 and now only 34 lions remain.

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