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Healthy lion populations provide significant ecosystem benefits

February 10, 2020 A new report supported by African Wildlife Foundation and others details the valuable ecosystem services provided by "lionscapes," or landscapes in which lions thrive as apex predators. Lionscapes offer a larger than average share of: direct benefits such as water and food security supporting services such as photosynthesis, soil formation, and nu...

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