Lion and leopard numbers in Tanzania will crash unless fewer big cats are killed by trophy hunters.
Trophy or 'sport' hunting can be used as a conservation measure, with the money hunters pay being used to help protect a wider population of animals.
But even in Tanzania, which is open about how much trophy hunting it allows, too many big cats are being killed and of the wrong age.
So say conservation experts who have published a new study of the industry.
 |  Most countries conduct trophy hunting in a shroud of secrecy  Lion expert Professor Craig Packer |
Tanzania holds most of the remaining large populations of African lions (Panthera leo), and also has extensive areas of leopard habitat (Panthera pardus).
Vast areas of the country have been set aside as 'hunting blocks', in which private companies facilitate trophy hunting by tourists.
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