Asiatic lion [SEP] IUCN conservation status
genetic pollution in the captive Asiatic lion stock. Once discovered, this led to the complete shutdown of the European and American endangered species breeding programs for Asiatic lions, as its founder animals were captive-bred Asiatic lions originally imported from India and were ascertained to be intraspecific hybrids of African and Asian lions. In North American zoos, several Indian-African lion crosses were inadvertently bred, and researchers noted that "the fecundity, reproductive success, and spermatozoal development improved dramatically."
DNA fingerprinting studies of Asiatic lions have helped
Ex situ" conservation
- "Panthera leo fossilis"
- "Panthera spelaea"
- "Damnatio ad bestias"
Further reading.
- Walker, S. (1994). "Executive summary of the Asiatic lion PHVA". First draft report. Zoo’s Print Jan/Feb: 2–22 (Coimbatore, India).
External links.
- IUCN/SSC Cat Specialist Group: Asiatic lion
- The Telegraph, August 2018: Pride of India
- Asiatic Lion Protection Society (ALPS)