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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.
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Did you know when lions drink, they use the tip of their tongue to flick water upward in a quick, precise motion—up to four times per second! Their tongue acts like a fast-moving scoop, creating a column of water they catch in their mouth. While they can go days without drinking, relying on moisture from their prey, scenes like this—where they pause for a drink, is pretty spectacular! ![]()
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We recently had an incredible four-day Strategic Plan Workshop, thanks to the amazing facilitation by the Maliasili Initiative!![]()
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Over the course of the workshop, we took time to reflect on where we’ve been—celebrating our wins, learning from our challenges—and looked ahead to where we’re going. We dug into everything from our Vision and Mission to our goals, values, and how we plan to make an impact going forward.![]()
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The best part? Every single team member had a voice. The sessions were super interactive and packed with meaningful conversations. Huge shoutout to Maliasili for keeping us energized and engaged the whole time! Their creative facilitation style made the workshop not just productive, but really enjoyable.![]()
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We’re feeling focused, inspired, and excited to bring this plan to life!
