Species

Lion

Panthera leo

Species

Lion

Panthera leo

Assessment Information
Listed on CMS Appendix II since:
IUCN Status:
Vulnerable
Taxonomy
Class:
Order:
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RELATED CONTENTS

Information Documents
Title Number Date
Implementation of Cites Decisions 17.241 to 17.245 on African Lion (Panthera Leo) CMS-CITES/ACI1/Inf.15
Report of the Secretariat and of the Animals Committee SC70 Doc. 54.1 CMS-CITES/ACI1/Inf.17
Workshop Report. International expert workshop on NDFs for hunting trophies of certain African species CMS-CITES/ACI1/Inf.13
Report of the working group SC70 Doc. 54.2 CMS-CITES/ACI1/Inf.18
The CMS-CITES African Carnivores Initiative: Longer-Term Vision CMS-CITES/ACI1/Inf.14
Guidelines for the Conservation of Lions in Africa UNEP/CMS/COP13/Inf.18
Stocktake Questionnaire on Implementation of the ACI Programme of Work CITES-CMS/ACI2/Inf.1
IUCN Red List Assessment 2016: Lion (Panthera leo) CITES-CMS/ACI2/Inf.13
IUCN Red List Assessment 2016: Lion (Panthera leo) Supplementary Information CITES-CMS/ACI2/Inf.14
Spatially Explicit Strategic Action Plan for the Recovery of the Northern Lion in Africa 2023-2027 - Part A CITES-CMS/ACI2/Inf.15
Post-Session Documents
Title Number Date
Programme of Work for the Joint CITES - CMS African Carnivores Initiative UNEP/CMS/StC52/Outcome 5
Title Number Date
Programme of Work for the Joint CITES-CMS African Carnivores Initiative [Layout]
Meeting Documents
Title Number Date
Administration of the Joint CITES-CMS African Carnivores Initiative CITES-CMS/ACI2/Doc.6
Updates to and Prioritisation of Activities in the Programme of Work of the Joint CITES-CMS African Carnivores Initiative CITES-CMS/ACI2/Doc.2
Conservation of the Lion (Panthera leo) under the Joint CITES-CMS African Carnivores Initiative (ACI) CITES-CMS/ACI2/Doc.5
Meeting Outcomes
Title Number Date
Spatially Explicit Conservation Action Plan for the Northern Lion in Central and West Africa (SECAP)
Spatially Explicit Conservation Action Plan for the Northern Lion in Central and West Africa (SECAP) Part A: Technical Review
Spatially Explicit Conservation Action Plan for the Northern Lion in Central and West Africa (SECAP) Part A: Technical Review

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Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Eswatini
Ethiopia
India
Kenya
Malawi
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
Senegal
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
Uganda
United Republic of Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe

News

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• CMS • Lions • African Carnivores Initiative
Meeting of all African Range States Results in Agreement on Key Priorities for Iconic African Carnivore Species
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• African Carnivores Initiative • CMS
African States Make Long-term Commitment to Conserve Their Largest Carnivores
• CMS
Captive lion breeding and bone trade: MPs call for an end to the practice
African Lions (Panthera leo) © John Birch
• CMS
World Wildlife Day 2018 – Big Cats – Predators under Threat
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PUBLICATIONS

The Legal and Illegal Trade in Big Cats
Joint CITES-CMS African Carnivores Initiative
Spatially Explicit Conservation Action Plan for the Northern Lion in Central and West Africa (SECAP)
The Legal and Illegal Trade in African Lions
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