Most lions live in protected areas such as Murchison Falls and Queen Elizabeth National Parks. They hunt animals like buffalo and antelope and are important for the ecosystem. Conflict with people is a big challenge for lions. When lions attack livestock near park borders, local communities often retaliate by killing them.

“Areas of high lion conflict were in the proximity of CTH and lion refuge patches. These attack hotspots extended up to 15 km and 10 km for livestock and human attacks, respectively, from CTH.

The lion is an apex and keystone predator; although some lions scavenge when opportunities occur and have been known to hunt humans, lions typically do not actively seek out and prey on humans. The lion inhabits grasslands , savannahs , and shrublands .

In this part of Africa, lion populations are regionally extinct in Lesotho, Djibouti and Eritrea, and are threatened by loss of habitat and prey base, killing by local people in retaliation for loss of livestock, and in several countries also by trophy hunting. [2]

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