Lion populations may be declining in Africa but not as Bauer et al. suggest

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(2015) Hans Bauer et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Lion in West Africa Is Critically Endangered

(2014) Philipp Henschel et al.   PLoS One

Conserving large populations of lions - the argument for fences has holes

(2013) S. Creel et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Conserving large carnivores: dollars and fence

(2013) C. Packer et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

The size of savannah Africa: a lion’s (Panthera leo) view

(2012) Jason Riggio et al.   BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

On the merits and feasibility of wildlife monitoring for conservation: a case study from Katavi National Park, Tanzania

(2011) Tim Caro   AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Continuing wildlife population declines and range contraction in the Mara region of Kenya during 1977-2009

(2011) J. O. Ogutu et al.   JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Plenty of prey, few predators: what limits lions Panthera leo in Katavi National Park, western Tanzania?

(2009) Christian Kiffner et al.   ORYX