| Symbol | Variable definition | Value |
| r | Radius of call-back station | 4.3 km |
| π | Pie | 3.142 |
| Ā | Area of one call station (πr2) | 58 km2 |
| AT | Sum of the area sampled (29 stations* πr2) | 1682 km2 |
| Pnc,p | Response probability of a lion group responding without cubs | 0.734 |
| Pc,p | Response probability of a lion group responding with cubs | 0.286 |
| Pnc,i | Response probability of a lion in a responding group of lion without cubs | 0.902 |
| Pc,i | Response probability of a lion in a responding group of lion with cubs | 0.957 |