Sitting with a pride of lions in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. Lion numbers on the African continent have reduced by almost 40%, mainly as a result of human wildlife conflict and loss of habitat. These big cats used to be found throughout most of Africa and are now only found in sub-Sahara Africa, mainly in Eastern and Southern Africa. Lions play a crucial role as key predators in keeping a balanced ecosystem, maintaining prey species populations and therefore influencing the condition of the en