Africa’s Lion Population Plummets by Two Thirds in 50 Years, Study Finds

NBC News (Miguel Llanos)

Africa’s lions are running out of habitat and some populations, especially those in West Africa, are running toward extinction, according to a study published Tuesday.

Using new satellite data, a research team at Duke University found that about 75 percent of Africa’s savannahs were fragmented by farmers and other development in the last 50 years.

Tiger Population of India Facing ‘Total Disaster’ Due to Tourism Ban

The Guardian

High court decree condemned by environmentalists as well as those who earn their living from the endangered beast.

It is not difficult to guess which animal the town of Sawai Madhopur has tethered its fortunes to. Fancy a drink? Pop into the Tiger bar at the Taj hotel. Want to rest your head? Try the Tiger Moon Resort. Want to shop? There are tiger-print pyjamas, aprons, tablecloths, bedspreads. Little in this Rajasthani town has not succumbed to tiger mania.

Indian Supreme Court Places Temporary Ban on Tiger Tourism

CNN (Molly Gray)

Tourism destinations deep inside India’s tiger parks will be closed indefinitely after the Supreme Court of India imposed an interim ban on all tourism activities in core areas of tiger forests.

“(Until) final directions of the court, core areas in tiger reserves will not be used for tourism activities,” the court said in the order issued Tuesday, according to a report by the Times of India.