Lion that once roamed northern Africa has been extinct in the wild since 1960s

Lion that once roamed northern Africa has been extinct in the wild since 1960s

  • twinnie@feddit.uk
    5·
    15 days ago

    I thought they were extinct, didn’t realise they were alive in captivity. I think they weee eradicated on purpose and I doubt the Moroccans will allow them to be released in the wild again.

    • original_charles@lemmy.world
      3·
      14 days ago

      Hyjánek said that after initial talks with Moroccan authorities, who have not rejected the idea of the lions’ reintroduction, a conference of experts has been planned in Morocco for later this year or early 2026 to decide whether to go ahead with such a scheme in one of the national parks in the Atlas mountains.