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Paper predicts a future without carnivores would be truly scary by Staff Writers New York NY (SPX) Jan 13, 2014

African lions occupy only 17 percent of their historical range and have declined dramatically in number due to habitat loss and indiscriminate killing in defense of humans and livestock.

A fascinating paper released today from a team of leading scientists, including Dr. Joel Berger of the Wildlife Conservation Society and University of Montana, reports on the current status of large carnivores and the ecological roles they play in regulating ecosystems worldwide, and finds that a world without these species is certainly scarier than a world with them.http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Paper_predicts_a_future_without_carnivores_would_be_truly_scary_999.html