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NAIROBI Asics Gel Respector Glacier Grey Australia , Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), a Kenya-based conservation NGO, has on Wednesday called on the world to totally ban sport hunting of Africa's lions until the decline in lion populations is reversed.


AWF Senior Director of Conservation Science, Philip Muruthi, said lions are extinct in North Africa Ronnie Fieg x Asics Gel Mai Men's Black Australia , severely depleted across West and Central Africa, and now losing ground in their strongholds of East and Southern Africa.


""For those sport hunters and hunting outfitters in the United States and in Africa's lion range states that have always adhered to the letter of the law, we fully recognize the sacrifice we are asking them to make,"" Muruthi said in a statement issued in Nairobi. ""Still, we cannot afford to sacrifice the future of Africa's lions for the sake of a few trophies Asics Gel Quantum 360 White Australia ,"" he said, warning that the absence of lions has profound and long-lasting repercussions on Africa's ecosystems.


""Lions are top predators. If they disappear, the entire predator–prey equilibrium is disrupted,"" Muruthi warned.


The continental population of African lions is estimated at no more than 23,000 Asics Onitsuka Tiger MEXICO 66 DELUXE White Australia , with the actual population likely within the range of 16,500 to 30,000.


""Africa's total lion population has declined by 30 percent over the past two decades. The threat of extinction is very real for African lions,"" Muruthi said.


The largest lion populations remain in eastern and southern Africa. In South Africa, more than 350 lions have been reintroduced in more than 20 small Asics Gel Lyte III Black Tan Australia , isolated reserves.


According to AWF, while the primary threats to lions are habitat loss, conflict with people and a shrinking prey base, the cumulative effect of these in driving down lion numbers means all steps to reduce human-induced lion mortalities must be taken, including a ban on sport hunting.

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