▁variant . ▁The ▁av ifa una ▁of ▁Mor oc co ▁includes ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 4 5 4 ▁species , ▁five ▁of ▁which ▁have ▁been ▁introduced ▁by ▁humans , ▁and ▁ 1 5 6 ▁are ▁rarely ▁or ▁accident ally ▁seen . ▁ ▁The ▁Barb ary ▁l ion , ▁h unted ▁to ▁ext inction ▁in ▁the ▁wild , ▁was ▁a ▁sub species ▁native ▁to ▁Mor oc co ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁national ▁em blem . ▁The ▁last ▁Barb ary ▁l ion ▁in ▁the ▁wild ▁was ▁shot ▁in ▁the ▁Atlas ▁Mountains ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁The ▁other ▁two ▁primary ▁pred ators ▁of ▁northern ▁Africa , ▁the ▁Atlas ▁bear ▁and ▁Barb ary ▁le op ard , ▁are ▁now ▁ext inct ▁and ▁crit ically ▁end anger ed , ▁respectively . ▁Rel ict ▁populations ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁African ▁cro cod ile ▁pers isted ▁in ▁the ▁Dra a ▁river ▁until ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁ ▁The ▁Barb ary ▁mac aque , ▁a ▁prim ate ▁en demic ▁to ▁Mor oc co ▁and ▁Al ger ia , ▁is ▁also ▁facing ▁ext inction ▁due ▁to ▁of ft ake ▁for ▁trade ▁human ▁inter ruption , ▁urban isation , ▁wood ▁and ▁real ▁estate ▁expansion ▁that ▁dimin ish ▁for ested ▁area ▁– ▁the ▁mac aque ' s ▁habitat . ▁ ▁Trade ▁of ▁animals ▁and ▁plants ▁for ▁food , ▁p ets , ▁medic inal ▁purposes , ▁sou ven irs ▁and ▁photo ▁props ▁is ▁common ▁across ▁Mor oc co , ▁despite ▁laws ▁making ▁much ▁of ▁it ▁illegal . ▁This ▁trade ▁is ▁un