GREAT NEWS!

Jun 08, 2016

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GREAT NEWS!The Century of Lions Project has gotten some great news this week. 
Today we received 30 lion specimens from the Field Museum of Natural History!
                
 
 
This brings us to a grand total of 128 specimens for analysis from the American Museum of Natural History, the Los Angeles Museum of Natural History and, now, the Field Museum of Natural History!
We were also able to get a piece of much needed equipment provided to us through a generous donation by the Dallas Safari Club. With this equipment, I will finally be able to start processing the many bone samples I have collected in-house! Without having to travel to another University to use their equipment, this will help us to cut costs and save loads of time.
It's been a great week, and it's only Wednesday!

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About This Project

How have genetics of African Lions changed over the last century?

Texas A&M University

In this study, we will compare genetic information from 100-year-old lions preserved in museums to modern lions. The goals are to estimate the historical population size of African lions across the species range, compare levels of genetic diversity of lions overtime to provide a baseline for determining the genetic health of current populations, and document regional differences in genetic diversity in populations that lived before extensive management efforts of the last 100 years.