Study finds that hunters are depleting lion and cougar populations

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 - 11:07 in Biology & Nature

Sport hunters are depleting lion and cougar populations as managers respond to demands to control predators that threaten livestock and humans, according to a study published in the June 17 issue of PLoS ONE. The study was led by Craig Packer, a University of Minnesota professor and renowned authority on lion behavior, who worked with an international team of conservationists.

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