The Barbary lion was also prized by hunters, and the lack of regulations further contributed to its demise. Due to overhunting and habitat loss, the Barbary lion population plummeted. The last ...

In 1922, the very last wild Barbary lion was killed by a French hunter ... After the Romans, the Arab empire forced the animals into a smaller habitat range. In the 19th century, the arrival ...

This is the oldest skull of a Barbary lion found in the UK. The lion was part of the royal zoo in the Tower of ... But they were declared extinct in the wild in 1922, after centuries of ...