by Tia Ghose, Senior Writer | October 26, 2015 03:00pm ET
Lions are disappearing from most of the African continent, and the decline is especially evident in West Africa, according to new research.
The lion population has has been in decline since 1992, largely because of conflicts with native herders and declines in lions' prey species, the new survey found. Almost two-thirds of the more than 8,000 lions studied live in populations facing decline. West African lion populations are likely to drop by half in over the next two decades, if conservation measures aren't stepped up, the study found.
"A lot of the African bush is now silent of the lion's roar," said study co-author Luke Hunter, president of Panthera, an organization dedicated to the conservation of big cats
. "We're losing that characteristic emblem of African wilderness."
. "We're losing that characteristic emblem of African wilderness." 
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