"Majestic Lions Face Devastating Decline in Africa"

"Researchers find lion populations in parts of Africa were halved in the past two decades. That trend will only continue, they predict."

"Lions may not be kings of Africa’s wild for much longer.

Populations are declining across much of the continent, with dismal predictions for the future, according to a study published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Most African lion populations have been cut in half over the past two decades and that is expected to continue."

Eva Botkin-Kowacki reports for the Christian Science Monitor October 27, 2015.