Study finds that hunters are depleting lion and cougar populations
Thursday, June 18, 2009 - 08:21
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 17 June issue of PLoS ONE. The study was led by Craig Packer, a University of Minnesota professor and renowned authority on lion behaviour, who worked with an international team of conservationists...