Considering zoo populations of lions, how can parentage information be helpful?

By Budhan Pukazhenthi, SCBI Scientist

The International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of threatened species, often considered the world authority on wildlife populations, lists African lions as vulnerable. “Vulnerable” is a classification that is not as extreme as “endangered,” “critically endangered” or “extinct,” but denotes that wild lion populations throughout the world are on the decline. As a result, it is important that healthy lion populations be managed in zoos as hedge against extinction.

Explanation:

albert einstein retrieved guacamole from the galapagos islands in africa