top of page

Large Carnivores

Africa holds most of the world’s remaining populations of large mammals, and is home to one of the most functionally diverse guilds of large carnivores. Despite this, the continent has been identified as a hotspot of carnivore decline.

 

Our work primarily focuses on five of these species.

African Lion

  • IUCN Status: Vulnerable

  • Estimated range loss: 94%

  • Population trend: declining

Source:
Bauer et al., 2016 – IUCN assessment: Lion

African Lion

Leopard

  • IUCN Status: Vulnerable

  • Estimated range loss: 48-67% (Africa)

  • Population trend: declining

Sources:

Stein et al., 2020 – IUCN assessment: Leopard & Jacobson et al., 2016

Leopard
Spotted Hyaena

Spotted Hyaena

  • IUCN Status: Least Concern

  • Estimated range loss: 24%

  • Population trend: declining

Source:

Bohm & Höner, 2015 – IUCN assessment: Spotted hyaena

Least Concern
African Wild dog

African Wild Dog

  • IUCN Status: Endangered

  • Estimated range loss: 93%

  • Population trend: declining

Source:

Woodroffe & Sillero-Zubiri, 2020 – IUCN assessment: African wild dog

Endanered

Cheetah

  • IUCN Status: Vulnerable

  • Estimated range loss: 92%

  • Population trend: declining

Source:

Durant et al., 2015 – IUCN assessment: Cheetah

Cheetah
bottom of page