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Outrage Over Lions Deaths Is Not Enough

Building Bridges for Conservation: The Second Lion Footprint Forum

When lion experts from across Africa and beyond gathered for the second Lion Footprint Forum, the energy was unmistakable. Organized by Wildlife Conservation Network’s Lion Recovery Fund (LRF), and supported by The Walt Disney Company as part of Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King “Protect the Pride” campaign, the forum spotlighted continued efforts to help double lion populations by 2050 and brought together conservation actors under the banner of "People and Lions: Reducing the Cost and Unlocking the Value of Coexistence." These experts tackled one of conservation's most complex challenges: how people and lions can share landscapes safely, sustainably, and with mutual benefit.

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Dr. Peter Lindsey Discusses African Conservation on Nature, Nurture, & Nonsense Podcast

Oct 27, 2025
Dr. Peter Lindsey, Director of the Lion Recovery Fund, was recently featured in the latest...
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Building Bridges for Conservation: The Second Lion Footprint Forum

Jul 16, 2025
When lion experts from across Africa and beyond gathered for the second Lion Footprint Forum,...
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Grounded Conservation: Why Monitoring Matters

Jul 15, 2025
Conservation efforts, like protecting lions, resolving conflicts, and restoring landscapes, are often celebrated in the...
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West African Lions Make a Striking Comeback in Senegal

Mar 5, 2025
In 2009, Philipp Henschel from the Panthera Lion Programme embarked upon a mission to survey...
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Growing Effective Protected Area Management to Conserve Lions

Jan 21, 2025
For many years, lions were assumed to be doing just fine. Although they have always...
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Explore Real Lion Facts in Mufasa: The Lion King

Jan 15, 2025
​​Last month, we celebrated the theatrical release of Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King, the highly...
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The Lion Recovery Fund Teams up with Disney to Protect Lions

Dec 5, 2024
With the theatrical release of Mufasa: The Lion King—the highly anticipated feature film that explores...
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Lions Return to Zambia’s Stunning Nsumbu National Park

Oct 18, 2024
Ten years ago or so, I was working on a research project on the performance...
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