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Thanks to the NCA Authority for providing us with their ‘wooden house’ and to Ndutu Lodge for their support in refurbishment, KopeLion has a new office and staff bedrooms. Working all together in this new and improved space is making a difference and it’s a perfect hub for training and planning.

In these last three months we seem to have accomplished a lot of learning: the whole management team spent three days on a Situational Leadership course, we trained two new Ilchokuti and six Liaison Officers from the villages working with our Conservation Incentive Payments scheme, Lilian passed her driving test, Ingela and Ololotu had SMART and ODK lessons from Daudi at Honeyguide, Retilda trained in stores management with Asilia and Roimen enrolled to complete his Form 4 certificate to enable him to study further.

We’ve also used our new facilities to host learning trips to understand more about human-lion conflict and co-existence in Ngorongoro for Tanzania Wildlife Authority (TAWA), KDU and Oikos East Africa, as well as for Honeyguide and Makame Wildlife Management Area. We also worked together with The Range Wide Cheetah and Wild Dog Programme to conduct 4 x Human and Wildlife Conflict idea exchange sessions, between Community Leaders, NCA Authority Rangers, and our Ilchokuti, to find ways to improve herding practices and livestock enclosures. African People and Wildlife made a great effort at short notice and joined us for a couple of days with additional insights.

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KopeLion Inc. (short for Korongoro People’s Lion Initiative) is a non-profit NGO registered in USA and in Tanzania. Our mission is to foster human-lion coexistence through participatory research and sustainable community-based conservation.

1 week ago

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KOPELION – ImpactResponses from the focus group discussions, after one year of KopeLion working in Kakesio Ward, support the following impact statements:Over the past one year:• There have been changes in community knowledge towards wildlife - Agree 100%• There have been changes in community attitude towards wildlife - Agree 100%• There have been changes in community practices towards wildlife - Agree 100%• There have been changes in community perception of Kope Lion - Agree 100%• There have been changes in community awareness of Kope Lion activities - Agree 100%• There has been improved understanding between Ilkochuti and community - Agree 100%• There has been reduced conflict between wildlife and livestock in your area - Strongly Agree 100%• There has been reduced conflict between wildlife and people in your area - Strongly Agree 100%Thanks to The Donald Slavik Family Foundation Lion Recovery Fund Lion Recovery Fund IUCN Save Our Species IUCN Save Our Species 🇪🇺 International Partnerships EU International Partnerships for the funding and to Ace Africa for the baseline and follow up surveys. #lionconservation #ngorongorocrater #communityconservation #corridoroftolerance #ngorongoroconservationarea #ngorongoro #humanwildlifecoexistence #humanwildlifecoexistence ... See MoreSee Less
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2 weeks ago

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Recognizing that young people have the power to shape a better global society, KopeLion put a key emphasis on engaging with youth and empowering them to take charge of their lives to create positive changes for the Ngorongoro of the future.This week we started with environmental education for primary school students, led by studies that link positive childhood experiences in nature with heightened environmental consciousness and involvement in adulthood.We're probably preaching to the converted in Ngorongoro, but with thanks to The Donald Slavik Family Foundation and with input from Wild Nature Institute and Lincoln Park Zoo Lincoln Park Zoo, we're going to make it fun!#kopelion #communityconservation #ngorongoro #ngorongoroconservationarea #lionconservation #ngorongorolions #humanwildlifecoexistence #corridoroftolerance #ngorongorocrater #lincolnparkzoo #livingwithlions #CreatingConversations ... See MoreSee Less
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2 weeks ago

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About a quarter of all lion cubs, up to the age of one year, are killed by infanticide, when a new male takes over a pride and kills the cubs.Last week, the one remaining female in Ndutu's Thin pride and her three cubs, came into conflict with male lions and at least one of the cubs was killed.In both dry season and the rains the conflicts abound for lions. Some we can help prevent and others are out of our control.We wait to see yet another Ndutu lion's story unfold... #ngorongoroconservationarea #communityconservation #ngorongoro #ngorongorolions #lionconservation #humanwildlifecoexistence #corridoroftolerance #kopelion #ndutu Photo: Thin pride cub 2024, Ingela Jansson ... See MoreSee Less
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