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
The Zoological Society of London has been funded by LRF for a survey of wildlife in the lands adjacent to Liuwa Plains in Angola. This survey will be used to lobby the Angola government for the establishment of both a new national park and a transfrontier conservation area. Such a protected area and transfrontier conservation … Continued
Desert Lion Conservation (DLC) undertakes the monitoring of desert lions which feeds into the human-lion conflict project that is run by IRDNC (an existing LRF grantee). DLC fits lions with collars that are used to provide early warning to livestock farmers—enabling them to protect livestock to minimize human-lion conflict. DLC requested partial support for a … Continued
Human-lion conflict has emerged as a serious issue in Laikipia in recent years, fueled in part by the arrival of large numbers of poorly managed livestock during the local political instability of 2017. Funding was provided for two key activities designed to reduce conflict between lions and people in the Laikipia: 1) a Lion Ranger … Continued
Makame Wildlife Management Area (WMA), in northern Tanzania comprises 3,643 km2 of village land. The area retains significant wildlife populations including a small population of lions. The area has been gazetted as a WMA but currently lacks significant support for the management of this important community conservation area. The LRF has provided a grant to … Continued
Until 2014, lions were considered to be locally extinct in Gabon. However, in 2014 a lone male was sighted in Bateke NP. Since his arrival, the lion has acted as an ambassador and catalyst for increased conservation action in the region Genetic testing also showed Batéké lions to be most closely related to lions northern … Continued
Eastern Central African Republic (CAR) represents one of the wildest places in Africa. Low human population densities and vast wilderness areas mean that there is significant long term potential for lion conservation. However, in recent years, wildlife and lion populations have been decimated through the activities of transhuman pastoralists. Since 2014, African Parks have been … Continued
Flying for Wildlife was created with the purpose of providing free-of-charge aerial assistance to conservation organizations working on the ground in Zimbabwe. They have operated for five years and have flown around 1,000 hours in support of conservation during that time. Aerial surveillance is critical for identifying human threats such as poachers camps, illegal livestock … Continued