KopeLion News

  • Published On: July 6, 2021

    Noongoile has been seen in the company of two males: Laipangwa from Ndutu andย Titan Jr, one of the Crater's Lake Quintet coalition.

  • Published On: March 6, 2021

    Ndolok Kitiliya lives in the most incredibly beautiful, but dry, Nasera area and is the Regional Coordinator for the Ilchokuti across to and including Ndutu.

  • Published On: March 6, 2021

    After some years of following Nosikitok and her pride in Ndutu, her collar dropped off as per schedule in December, and we needed to find a new lion to follow.

  • Published On: March 6, 2021

    Having counted and verified all observations of lion presence in the two administrative wards of Misigyo and Ngorongoro betweenย October - January, we held the first ceremonies to announce how much the villages have earned during the period.

  • Published On: February 6, 2021

    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.

  • Published On: January 6, 2021

    We're delighted to announce that through KopeLion has received a grant from @insidenatgeo, throughย Ingela Jansson, ourย Co-founder, andย Nat Geo Explorer.

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KopeLion Inc. (short for Korongoro Peopleโ€™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.

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๐ŸŽƒ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ?Need some wild inspiration, Look no further than the Ngorongoro wilderness! ๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿ๐Ÿฆ‡These animals might seem spooky, but they each play a key role in keeping the ecosystem thriving. Take lions, for exampleโ€”they keep herbivores in check so the grass can grow, share their leftovers with hyenas, and bring in eco-tourists who support conservation and local communities. If you love these creatures as much as we do, consider supporting our work this spooky season to help them thrive! ๐Ÿ‘‰๐——๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: kopelion.org/donate/๐ŸŒ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ: kopelion.org/.....@lincolnparkzoo @LionRecovery PAW Foundation Ndutu Safari Lodge #humanwildlifecoexistence #communityconservation #coexistence #livingwithlions #CreatingConversations #lionconservation #ngorongorolions #corridortoftolerance #ngorongoro #ngorongoroconservationarea #kopelion #ngorongorocrater #lions #conservation #tanzania #bts #behindthescenes #Halloween #halloweencostume ... See MoreSee Less
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๐—›๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฐ๐˜๐—ต ๐—”๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—•๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜† ๐ŸฆWe just wrapped up an inspiring session in Moshi, where the team shared how we foster coexistence with local communities and lions in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. ๐Ÿพ ๐—ข๐—น๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜๐˜‚ ๐— ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ธ๐—ฎ presented on the use of Conservation Incentive Payments to reduce human-lion conflict. ๐Ÿพ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ต๐˜‚๐˜ highlighted how local ecological knowledge strengthens coexistence. ๐Ÿพ ๐——๐—ฟ. ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป shared insights into the genetic connectivity of lions across this unique pastoralist landscape. Our work reflects the core theme of #ACCB: ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†-๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜. We are thrilled to stand alongside conservation frontiers across Africa, uniting efforts to empower communities and protect wildlife. Dennis Peshut Ottu Munka Ingela Jansson PAW Foundation Lion Recovery Fund Lincoln Park Zoo #humanwildlifecoexistence #communityconservation #coexistence #livingwithlions #CreatingConversations #lionconservation #ngorongorolions #corridortoftolerance #ngorongoro #ngorongoroconservationarea #kopelion #ngorongorocrater #lions #conservation #tanzania #bts #behindthescenes ... See MoreSee Less
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Weโ€™re thrilled to announce that KopeLionโ€™s co-founder, Dr Ingela Jansson , has just published her first scientific paper! '๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฎ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ: ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—”๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ (๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ผ) ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐—ถ-๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ'.Her research offers fresh insights into how lions navigate the complex landscape of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, balancing their needs with the challenges of living near human settlements.๐—ž๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€:๐ŸŒณ Vegetation cover plays a critical role in lions' habitat choices.๐Ÿž๏ธ Lions avoid human settlements, particularly during the day, with females showing stronger avoidance behaviour.๐Ÿฆ Nomadic males, crucial for lion sub-population connectivity, adopt conflict-mitigation strategies by avoiding humans.These findings bring optimism for the future of human-lion coexistence in shared landscapes. Congratulations to Ingela for this significant milestone! ๐ŸŽ‰ You can read the full study here: journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0311178#ack...Lion Recovery Fund Lincoln Park Zoo PAW Foundation #humanwildlifecoexistence #communityconservation #coexistence #livingwithlions #creatingconversations #lionconservation #ngorongorolions #corridortoftolerance #ngorongoro #ngorongoroconservationarea #kopelion #ngorongorocrater #lions #conservation #tanzania #bts #behindthescenes ... See MoreSee Less
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