Acknowledgements
This work was undertaken in the framework of the Research Platform “Production and Conservation in Partnership” (www.rp-pcp.org) and funded by the Ministère Français des Affaires Etrangères through the FSP-RenCaRe project (FSP n°2011/36). The University of Zimbabwe Research Board also contributed financially to this study. The authors would also like to thank the Hwange Lion Research Project/ Trans-Kalahari Predator Programme based in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe who made available blood sera samples from lions in their conservation research project and Ms Jane Hunt for collection and facilitation of access to samples. Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority is gratefully acknowledged for allowing this publication.