Lions

Connected Sites: 16

WHS where lions live in the wild. The lion population has to be still present, also after the inscription of the park as a WHS. Describe sublocation where they can be found and indication of numbers.

Connected Sites

Kenya Lake System

Kenya

Inscribed: 2011

3.29

Lake Nakuru Np: 18-22 Individuals In 2017 (See Link)
See Leofoundation.Org

Mount Kenya

Kenya

Inscribed: 1997

2.86

Lewa Wildlife Conservancy : "There Are Currently 44 Lions Acros The Lewa-Borana Landscape."
See Www.Lewa.Org

"Studied Almost Continuously Since 1963, It Is The Best-Known, Best-Studied Lion Population In The World." And "By April 2022 There Are Four Prides And A Total Of 45 Lions In The Ndutu Region (Not Including Visiting Groups And Nomads)."(See Link)
See Kopelion.Org

Niokolo-Koba National Park

Senegal

Inscribed: 1981

2.16

Not Enough Data For Estimation Of Lion Population, But "93 Observations Involving 253 Lion Sightings Were Made By Nknp Guides And Their Clients Over A Period Of Four And A Half Years In The Central Tourist Area Of The Park Which Represents About 3% Of The Total Area Of Nknp." (See Link)
See Threatenedtaxa.Org

Okavango Delta

Botswana

Inscribed: 2014

4.15

110

Large Numbers And They Can Swim. The Nom File Reports Several Hundred From An Aerial Survey. More Background Is In The Link.
See Open.Uct.Ac.Za

Selous Game Reserve

Tanzania

Inscribed: 1982

3.50

"It Is Estimated That There Are Close To 1,700 To 6,900 Lions In Nyerere National Park And Surrounding Selous Game Reserve."
See Www.Nyererenationalpark.Net

Serengeti

Tanzania

Inscribed: 1981

4.41

150

"Serengeti National Park Forms A Lion Conservation Unit Since 2005 Together With Maasai Mara National Reserve.[10] More Than 3,000 Lions Live In This Ecosystem." (Wiki)
See En.Wikipedia.Org

Virunga National Park

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Inscribed: 1979

3.99

Tree-Climbing Ones. Once There Were 100, A Few Seem To Have Returned To The Ishasha Valley (No Recent Data Available).
See Virunga.Org

W-Arly-Pendjari Complex

Benin, Burkina Faso, Niger

Inscribed: 1996

1.94

Pendjari Np: 70-100
See Lionrecoveryfund.Org

Mana Pools

Zimbabwe

Inscribed: 1984

3.65

Estimate Of Of 67 Adult And Sub-Adult Lions (2008-2011)
See Scholar.Ufs.Ac.Za

Mapungubwe

South Africa

Inscribed: 2003

3.00

"Within The Area Of The Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation Area (Gmtfca) There Are Approximately 70 Free Roaming Lions."
See Greatermapungubwelionproject.Weebly.Com

ǂKhomani Cultural Landscape

South Africa

Inscribed: 2017

2.38

"A Report Compiled In 2015 .. Estimated That The National Population Of Lions Stood At Around 3,500 Individuals, With Approximately ... 750 In The Kgalagadi." (See Link)
See Lionrecoveryfund.Org