(London Daily Mail) The west African lion is on the verge of extinction, according to experts after a marked decline in recent years.
It is estimated there are just 645 genetically distinct wild lions left in western and central Africa, with as few as 34 remaining in the whole of Nigeria.
Now experts from conservation group LionAid say they are 'in real danger of extinction'.
According to the group, there are no lions left in 25 African countries and populations are barely surviving in ten.