My understanding is that lion prides are territorial, but the herds they prey on are not. The prides with prey in their territory eat; those without starve. Th

My understanding is that lion prides are territorial, but the herds they prey on are not. The prides with prey in their territory eat; those without starve. This sounds similar to the “preserve” system that you’ve hit upon, except that the preserves change location over time based on the number of predators, and the prey group into herds.