Fig. 1.

The most underfunded countries for lion conservation, in terms of total available (A) and median available (B) funding and remaining shortfalls for effective conservation of Africa’s protected areas (PAs) with lions. Median remaining need represents the average percentage of funding needed to meet the estimated required minimum. Minimum required funding and deficits represent lower-end estimates based on the African Parks Network method ($978/km²). See Tables 1 and 2 for the number of deficit PAs in each country, country rankings, and International Organization for Standardization country codes.