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The Barbary Lion or Atlas Lion, Panthera Leo Leo, was native to North Africa and was driven into extinction in the 1960s due to hunting bounties. They were the largest lion subspecies and were used in Roman Colosseum battles.

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The Barbary Lion or Atlas Lion, Panthera Leo Leo, was native to North Africa and was driven into extinction in the 1960s due to hunting bounties. They were the largest lion subspecies and were used in Roman Colosseum battles.

Barbary Lion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Barbary lion (Panthera leo leo), also known as the Atlas lion, was an African lion population native to North Africa, including the Atlas Mountains, that is now considered extinct in the wild.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbary_lion
Barbary Lion - About

The Barbary Lion is a recently extinct big cat of northern Africa.
http://dinosaurs.about.com/od/mesozoicmammals/p/Barbary-Lion.htm
The Size of the Barbary Lion - Wildfact

This topic was made by Guate at animalbattles board sometime ago. This is direct copy excluding the unimportant parts.
http://wildfact.com/forum/topic-the-size-of-the-barbary-lion
University of Kent - Barbary Lion

The traditional royal collection of lions in Morocco is an important part of the Barbary lion story. The sultans of Morocco kept animals in palace gardens for centuries and lion cubs were offered by tribes from the Atlas mountains as tributes to the ruler.
https://blogs.kent.ac.uk/barbarylion/2014/06/
Extinct Barbary Lions of Africa Could be Back to Life Soon

Indian lions could help bring extinct Barbary lions of North Africa back to life, claims a study.
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/extinct-barbary-lions-africa-could-be-back-life-soon-1443182
Facts About the Barbary Lion - Buzzle

This Barbary lion was glorified in the ancient Roman scriptures. Considered to be the link between the African and Asian lion, human intervention has wiped out this magnificent predator from the wild.
http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/8-8-2004-57614.asp
The Lion: A Victim of its Own Power? - BBC News

The beauty and physical prowess of lions has fascinated people throughout history but humans' relationship with the animals has damaged the creatures irreparably.
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-33315873
Examining the Extinction of the Barbary Lion and Its Implications for Felid Conservation

Estimations of species extinction dates are rarely definitive, yet declarations of extinction or extirpation are important as they define when conservation efforts may cease.
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0060174
Barbary Lions May Come Back to Morocco's Atlas Mountains

The Barbary lion (Panthera leo leo), also known as the Atlas lion is a subspecies of lion that became extinct in the wild in the 20th century.
http://theviewfrommorocco.blogspot.com/2013/07/barbary-lions-may-come-back-to-moroccos.html
When Did the Barbary Lion Really Go Extinct? - Scientific American Blog

History books tell us that the last wild Barbary lion (Panthera leo leo) was probably killed in 1922 by a French colonial hunter in Morocco.
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/extinction-countdown/when-did-the-barbary-lion-really-go-extinct/

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Barbary lion

Barbary lion in Algeria, 1893^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Feliformia
Family:	Felidae
Subfamily:	Pantherinae
Genus:	Panthera
Species:	P. leo
Subspecies:	P. l. leo
Population:	†Barbary lion

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Barbary Lion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Barbary lion (Panthera leo leo), also known as the Atlas lion, was an African lion population native to North Africa, including the Atlas Mountains, that is now considered extinct in the wild.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbary_lion
Barbary Lion - About

The Barbary Lion is a recently extinct big cat of northern Africa.
http://dinosaurs.about.com/od/mesozoicmammals/p/Barbary-Lion.htm
The Size of the Barbary Lion - Wildfact

This topic was made by Guate at animalbattles board sometime ago. This is direct copy excluding the unimportant parts.
http://wildfact.com/forum/topic-the-size-of-the-barbary-lion
University of Kent - Barbary Lion

The traditional royal collection of lions in Morocco is an important part of the Barbary lion story. The sultans of Morocco kept animals in palace gardens for centuries and lion cubs were offered by tribes from the Atlas mountains as tributes to the ruler.
https://blogs.kent.ac.uk/barbarylion/2014/06/
Extinct Barbary Lions of Africa Could be Back to Life Soon

Indian lions could help bring extinct Barbary lions of North Africa back to life, claims a study.
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/extinct-barbary-lions-africa-could-be-back-life-soon-1443182
Facts About the Barbary Lion - Buzzle

This Barbary lion was glorified in the ancient Roman scriptures. Considered to be the link between the African and Asian lion, human intervention has wiped out this magnificent predator from the wild.
http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/8-8-2004-57614.asp
The Lion: A Victim of its Own Power? - BBC News

The beauty and physical prowess of lions has fascinated people throughout history but humans' relationship with the animals has damaged the creatures irreparably.
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-33315873
Examining the Extinction of the Barbary Lion and Its Implications for Felid Conservation

Estimations of species extinction dates are rarely definitive, yet declarations of extinction or extirpation are important as they define when conservation efforts may cease.
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0060174
Barbary Lions May Come Back to Morocco's Atlas Mountains

The Barbary lion (Panthera leo leo), also known as the Atlas lion is a subspecies of lion that became extinct in the wild in the 20th century.
http://theviewfrommorocco.blogspot.com/2013/07/barbary-lions-may-come-back-to-moroccos.html
When Did the Barbary Lion Really Go Extinct? - Scientific American Blog

History books tell us that the last wild Barbary lion (Panthera leo leo) was probably killed in 1922 by a French colonial hunter in Morocco.
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/extinction-countdown/when-did-the-barbary-lion-really-go-extinct/

Barbary lion

Barbary lion in Algeria, 1893^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Feliformia
Family:	Felidae
Subfamily:	Pantherinae
Genus:	Panthera
Species:	P. leo
Subspecies:	P. l. leo
Population:	†Barbary lion

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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The Barbary Lion or Atlas Lion, Panthera Leo Leo, was native to North Africa and was driven into extinction in the 1960s due to hunting bounties. They were the largest lion subspecies and were used in Roman Colosseum battles.

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