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The results of our 3 year Conservation Incentive Payments (CIP) trial are out.
KopeLion and the TAWIRI lion research project presented them to stakeholders, including community leaders, NCAA, TANAPA, TAWIRI, MNRT, and tourism operators, in Karatu, and to present them to all the villages that participated.
Largely supported by The Lion Recovery Fund and others, we additionally thank the 6 villages who participated, the NCA Authority, and KopeLion staff, Ingela Jansson, Adam Pekor, William Ole Seki and Ololotu Munka who poured their hearts and time into the project.
95% of respondents reported that they were satisfied with the CIP program, 97% reported that they had a more positive view of lions as a result of the CIP program, and 99% reported that they would like the CIP program to continue in their village.
Human-lion coexistence was greatest where the CIP program was piloted – during the three years of the pilot, there was not a single retaliatory lion killing, hunt, or attempted hunt in the CIP villages, despite 29 such events in KopeLion’s wider area of operations’.
Funding for education elevated the CIP programme, – a conservation intervention can only help promote coexistence if people are aware of the benefits they are earning from wildlife. Here, awareness of the CIP program was extremely high, with over 90% of respondents from CIP villages reporting having heard of the program or the fact that their village was earning money from the lions on their land. Anecdotally, we noticed a substantial uptick in both awareness of and enthusiasm for the program once the participating villages began using their earnings to support students to attend secondary school.
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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.
Today, we honour Jane Goodall, a remarkable force for wildlife and humanity. Her decades of tireless work in Tanzania showed the world that understanding and protecting wildlife is not just a passion but a responsibility we all share.![]()
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Jane taught us that every animal matters, every ecosystem counts and that conservation begins with curiosity and compassion. Here at KopeLion, her legacy inspires our work every day, tracking lions, supporting local communities and protecting the landscapes that make Tanzania’s wildlife so extraordinary.![]()
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Thank you, Jane, for showing us what it means to care fiercely and to act even more fiercely.![]()
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A beautiful photo by: @janegoodallespana
🎉 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝘼𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙮 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙟𝙖 🎉![]()
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Agrey has officially achieved his CPA, the highest level of accounting regulated by the National Board of Accounting and Auditing (NBAA). This remarkable accomplishment, earned through hard work and dedication from 2023 to 2025, is a true recognition of his expertise as an accountant.![]()
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We are so proud to celebrate this milestone with him and grateful for the vital role he plays in the KopeLion team.![]()
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👏 Well done Agrey!
Happy Caturday! ![]()
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These two brothers are a reminder of the powerful bonds male lions share. Brothers often grow up together in the same pride and later form coalitions, staying side by side as they navigate the challenges of life in the wild.![]()
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What makes lions unique is that males can be associated with several different groups of lionesses at the same time. This gives them the chance to father cubs across multiple prides and helps keep the lion population connected.![]()
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Strong partnerships like this are key to the survival of lions.
