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Are Barbary Lions extinct?

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12 barbary lions are reported to have been found at depp's villa in southern France oxford scientists comfirmed them to be pure barbaries the only such confirmed animals in the world if this reprt is true then the answer to this question has to be no they are extinct only in the wild
No the Barbary Lion is not extinct there are around forty in captivity in Europe, with less than a hundred in zoos around the world.
They are extinct in the wild. There are around 40 in captivity in Europe, with fewer than a hundred in zoos worldwide.

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