<P> Typically , the lion inhabits grasslands and savannas but is absent in dense forests . It is usually more diurnal than other big cats , but when persecuted it adapts to being active at night and at twilight . In the Pleistocene , the lion ranged throughout Eurasia , Africa and the Americas from the Yukon to Peru but today it has been reduced to fragmented populations in Sub-Saharan Africa and one critically endangered population in western India . It has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1996 because populations in African countries have declined by about 43 % since the early 1990s . Lion populations are untenable outside designated protected areas . Although the cause of the decline is not fully understood , habitat loss and conflicts with humans are the greatest causes for concern . </P>
<P> Typically , the lion inhabits grasslands and savannas but is absent in dense forests . It is usually more diurnal than other big cats , but when persecuted it adapts to being active at night and at twilight . In the Pleistocene , the lion ranged throughout Eurasia , Africa and the Americas from the Yukon to Peru but today it has been reduced to fragmented populations in Sub-Saharan Africa and one critically endangered population in western India . It has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1996 because populations in African countries have declined by about 43 % since the early 1990s . Lion populations are untenable outside designated protected areas . Although the cause of the decline is not fully understood , habitat loss and conflicts with humans are the greatest causes for concern . </P>
where do you find lions in the wild
where do you find lions in the wild
Sub-Saharan Africa western India
Sub-Saharan Africa western India