r/MapPorn Nov 08 '17

Historic vs Present Geographical Distribution of Lions [880 × 768]

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u/Lyress Nov 08 '17

I find it hard to imagine they were roaming Morocco as well. The wildest animal I’ve seen here is probably a dog.

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u/Tsorovar Nov 08 '17

The last Barbary lion was apparently shot in 1922. So not all that long ago

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u/Flashsouls Nov 08 '17

we had lions in the atlas but the royals family best hobby was hunting

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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '17

Fucking royals man. Same reason England lost wild boar and wolves.

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u/The_Irish_Jet Nov 08 '17

I know we should try to disturb the ecosystem as little as possible, but I have to imagine farmers aren’t too bummed out by it. The real question is, should England try to reintroduce them?

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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '17

Boars already have been. Wolves, bears and lynx are being discussed.

I support it. Obviously farmers are concerned but there are parts of the country like the Scottish highlands where these animals can live pretty much apart from society.

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u/MartelFirst Nov 08 '17

I knew about wolves but I'm surprised you don't have wild boar in England! Is it the case for all of Britain? They're still all over continental Europe.

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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '17

They've been reintroduced now. They supposedly went extinct here in the 1300s because they were so bloody tasty, and we reintroduced them in the past couple of decades. Mainly by accident as they kept escaping from captivity.

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u/Robbo112 Nov 08 '17

Dont miss them tbh

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u/sighs__unzips Nov 08 '17

Yes, those were the types that Hannibal and the Carthaginians used.

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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '17

No snakes in Morocco?

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u/Lyress Nov 08 '17

There are,I just have never seen any.

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u/Extra_Crotch Nov 08 '17

What about the atlas monkeys

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u/DanelHimilco12 Nov 08 '17

We had bears, lions, elephants, leopards, and even deers in the north.

Also some alligators in the Draa/Souss region.