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  • sea lions Eumetopias jubatus, which is the largest member of the eared seals family.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2012

  • Most larger Sahelian carnivores like lion Panthera leo and African wild dog Lycaon pictus (V), were exterminated earlier this century by hunting and poisoning, but about 15-20 cheetah Acinonyx jubatus (V) and a few striped hyaena Hyaena hyaena persist, preying on feral donkeys.

    Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves, Niger 2008

  • However, like the sea otter in the west and several other marine mammal populations including Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) [65] and harbour seals [66], the fur seal has been declining since about 1990 at a rate of 2% per year [67] despite small subsistence harvests.

    Management and conservation of marine mammals and seabirds in the Arctic 2009

  • Several mammal species of particular concern to conservationists occur within the park: black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis (E), now reduced to fewer than ten animals, the small forest elephant Loxodonta africana cyclotis (V), which may number 2,000-3,000 individuals, leopard Panthera pardus, cheetah Acinonyx jubatus (V) and wild dog Lycaon pictus (E).

    Manovo-Gounda-St Floris National Park, Central African Republic 2009

  • It is likely that salmon sharks will soon be seen in the Bering Sea, competing for resources with marine mammals such as the Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus).

    Aleutian and Pribilof Islands region climate change case study 2009

  • More than 70 diurnal mammals have been described, including a number of carnivores such as spotted hyena Crocuta crocuta, common jackal Canis aureus, serval Felis serval, caracal F. caracal, lion Panthera leo, cheetah Acinonyx jubatus (T), and wild dog Lycaon pictus (T), previously considered locally extinct.

    'W' National Park, Niger 2009

  • Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus (VU), though common in the reserve, are scarce in the crater itself.

    Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania 2009

  • Moreover, the wild boar (Sus scrofa) used to occur in the wadis areas, and the cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus hecki, EN) also occurred 20 years ago, but both have probably been extirpated from this ecoregion.

    North Saharan steppe and woodlands 2008

  • The cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), preferring arid steppes, rolling hills and plains, and woodlands has traditionally lived and hunted in this ecoregion.

    Kuhrud-Kohbanan Mountains forest steppe 2008

  • The larger of the two, the Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Park (in KwaZulu-Natal province), has important populations of the elephant, lion, black and white rhino, buffalo, and leopard as well as cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) and other large mammals.

    Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands and forests 2008

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