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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.
Download the CIP Final Report 
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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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🎃 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿?Need some wild inspiration, Look no further than the Ngorongoro wilderness! 🦁🐍🦇These animals might seem spooky, but they each play a key role in keeping the ecosystem thriving. Take lions, for example—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! 👉𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: kopelion.org/donate/🌐𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: 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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𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 🦁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. 🐾 𝗢𝗹𝗼𝗹𝗼𝘁𝘂 𝗠𝘂𝗻𝗸𝗮 presented on the use of Conservation Incentive Payments to reduce human-lion conflict. 🐾 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘀 𝗣𝗲𝘀𝗵𝘂𝘁 highlighted how local ecological knowledge strengthens coexistence. 🐾 𝗗𝗿. 𝗜𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗮 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻 shared insights into the genetic connectivity of lions across this unique pastoralist landscape. Our work reflects the core theme of #ACCB: 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁. 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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We’re thrilled to announce that KopeLion’s co-founder, Dr Ingela Jansson , has just published her first scientific paper! '𝗖𝗼𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻’𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲: 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 (𝗣𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝗹𝗲𝗼) 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶-𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲'.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.𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀:🌳 Vegetation cover plays a critical role in lions' habitat choices.🏞️ Lions avoid human settlements, particularly during the day, with females showing stronger avoidance behaviour.🦁 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! 🎉 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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