There is a plan underway to partner with other key funders to establish a collaborative lion database that will be used to provide a continually updated assessment of the abundance and distribution of lions in Africa. This information will be highly valuable for conservation planning and for assessing the impact of conservation investments. The database … Continued
Panthera has recently secured an agreement with the Zambian government to provide financial and technical support for law enforcement in the vast (8,600 square mile) Kafue National Park (which is part of a 25,600 square mile complex of protected areas). The LRF provided Panthera with a grant that supported the salaries of community scouts who … Continued
There are just four known populations of the critically endangered West African lion subspecies, two of which occur in Nigeria. LRF provided a grant to WCS for their support to the management and protection of Yankari National Park, meaning that they have now supported projects at 3 of the 4 sites in which West African … Continued
Intact ecosystems represent a source of present and future wealth for society. Africa has an extensive protected area network that contributes substantially to ecosystem function, landscape connectivity, biodiversity conservation, provision of ecosystem services and economic opportunities for rural communities. Large tracts of this network are, however, under imminent threat of being lost. Much of the … Continued
The Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) and Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (KTP) and the intervening Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) form critical habitat for lions and encompass a population of at least 1,475 individuals. The WMAs in between CKGR and KTP are threatened by human development and lions are further threatened by human-lion conflict. Kalahari Research and … Continued
South Sudan’s wildlife areas have been decimated by decades of civil war. Political instability resulted in the breakdown of law enforcement and the proliferation of automatic firearms. As the country gradually returns to peace, there is now the opportunity to re-establish effective management in the country’s iconic national parks. Southern is South Sudan’s largest PA … Continued
North West Zimbabwe is a stronghold for lions, but the species is threatened by an array of issues in the area like human-lion conflict. The LRF has granted to WildCru to support their ‘Longshields’ program that is designed to help prevent livestock depredation in the areas adjacent to Hwange National Park and Matetsi Safari area. … Continued
Malawi represents a country where, until recently, lions were on the brink of extinction. African Parks have taken significant steps to prevent this, by reintroducing lions into Majete and Liwonde (with LRF support). They would now like to develop a national lion metapopulation management plan designed to provide strategic guidance for the reintroduction and management … Continued
Earlier in 2019, the LRF provided support to Franfurt Zoological Society (FZS) to help tackle snaring and livestock incursions into Selous Game Reserve and to shore up management of the area. However, there is a notable lack of lion-specific work going on in the area. Amy Dickman submitted a proposal that was developed in conjunction … Continued
The LRF recognizes the critical shortage of young African conservation leaders and is in the process of developing a strategy to help develop a production line of prospective candidates. Moreangels Mbizah is a female Zimbabwean who recently qualified with a PhD on lion conservation from Oxford University. The LRF has provided Panthera with a $30,000 … Continued