Nature · SEASON 24

The Vanishing Lions

Episode 12 · 2006-04-30

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Episode overview

Africa's lion population appears to be declining at an alarming rate. NATURE's THE VANISHING LIONS searches for explanations and solutions to the troubling trend. Across Africa, the King of Beasts is in trouble. In the late 20th century, wildlife preserves were created to curtail safari hunting, but the African lion population continues to decline. Their numbers have dwindled from 100,000 in the early 1990s to no more than 30,000 and as few as 16,000 today. What could be endangering the King of Beasts?

53 minutes

Season 24 episodes

1. Killers in Eden2005-11-06 2. Can Animals Predict Disaster?2005-11-13 3. Katrina's Animal Rescue2005-11-20 4. Encountering Sea Monsters2005-12-18 5. Life in Death Valley2006-01-08 6. Oceans in Glass: Behind the Scenes of the Monterey Bay Aquarium2006-01-22 7. Underdogs2006-01-29 8. True Adventures of the Ultimate Spider Hunter2006-02-12 9. Animals Behaving Worse2006-02-19 10. Murder in the Troop2006-04-02 11. The Queen of Trees2006-04-09 12. The Vanishing Lions2006-04-30 13. Crime Scene Creatures2006-05-07