Fencing off wild lions from humans 'could save them'

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21687176


Roam free? Conservationists have argued that keeping the lions behind fences could safeguard their future


Nearly half of Africa's wild lions are facing extinction in 20 to 40 years unless urgent conservation measures are put in place, a report suggests.

Writing in the journal Ecology Letters, conservationists have said that the big cats should be better protected from their main threat - humans.

They have proposed that fencing off the carnivores into nature reserves could protect them in the future.

The scheme would be expensive, costing about $500 (£300) per square kilometre.