West African leopard population grows in Benin park amid regional pressures
The West African leopard, with only 354 individuals remaining, is showing signs of recovery in Benin's Pendjari National Park. A study tracking the species between 2017 and 2023 recorded a significant increase in leopard density within the protected area. This progress has been achieved despite ongoing regional conflict and mounting human pressures on the ecosystem. Rangers and scientists have deployed innovative monitoring and protection strategies to safeguard the population. Conservationists say the park's success provides a hopeful model for protecting threatened wildlife in politically unstable regions.
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