Table 1. Genetic diversity indices, based on 11 microsatellite loci, of lions in the Savé Valley Conservancy (SVC), Bubye Valley Conservancy (BVC) and Gonarezhou National Park (GNP) in Zimbabwe.

Data from other lion populations in Africa are added for comparisons; these were Ngorongoro Crater (NGR; Tanzania), Serengeti National Park (SER; Tanzania), Etosha National Park (ETO, Namibia); Kruger National Park (KRU, South Africa) [46], Pendjari National Park (PEN; Benin); Waza National Park (WAZ; Cameroon), Bénoué Ecosystem (BEN; Cameroon), Zakouma National Park (ZAK; Chad), Garamba National Park (GAR; DRC), Amboseli National Park (AMB; Kenya), Luangwa Valley (LUA; Zambia), Kalahari-Gemsbok National Park (GEM; South Africa), Kruger National Park (KGR; South Africa) [47].

Population	NS	NL	A	AP	HO	HE	FIS
SVC	25	11	3.5 (±1.1)	0.45	0.38 (±0.2)	0.41 (±0.2)	0.171
BVC	7	11	3.7 (±1.2)	0.63	0.53 (±0.2)	0.66 (±0.1)	0.208
GNP	10	11	3.7 (±1.1)	1.25	0.57 (±0.3)	0.53 (±0.2)	-0.085
NGC	10	88	2.9	-	0.43	0.40	-
SER	10	88	3.5	-	0.47	0.47	-
ETO	10	77	2.6	-	0.38	0.37	-
KRU	10	77	3.4	-	0.47	0.44	-
PEN	5	20	3.0	0.05	0.65	0.55	-0.204
WAZ	9	20	3.2	0.0	0.68	0.61	-0.129
BEN	3	20	2.9	0.05	0.58	0.61	0.060
ZAK	4	15	2.6	0.20	0.6	0.56	0.085
GAR	7	20	4.7	0.10	0.74	0.7	-0.066
AMB	7	20	2.7	0.0	0.51	0.5	-0.025
LUA	9	20	4.8	0.15	0.57	0.69	0.182
GEM	10	20	4.0	0.05	0.61	0.66	0.082
KGR	10	20	4.6	0.25	0.69	0.69	-0.002

N_S = sample size; N_L = number of microsatellite loci; A = average number of alleles per locus

A_P = private allelic richness; H_O = observed heterozygosity; H_E = expected heterozygosity; F_IS =

inbreeding coefficient;—indicates data not available.