Ok. Read the article. Says long tail but not at all obvious in the photo. The leg length/body length just does not say lion. Tufts around ears do not say lion. Relative size to surroundings, same. But I guess it is a lion.
Was just so many people not reading the article I thought I was losing my mind LOL.
I live and work in northern Alberta and I see bobcat, lynx, lion everyday (well almost), so I tend to have a good idea about this stuff. It’s also the reason I don’t go hiking etc without my semi auto .308, or a shotgun heh.