We’re delighted to announce that through KopeLion has received a grant from @insidenatgeo, through Ingela Jansson, our Co-founder, and Nat Geo Explorer. With a goal to support the long term viability of lions across the Greater Serengeti ecosystem, its focus will be on expanding our work with the addition of an Ilchokuti zone, building our Ilchokutis’ skills to further assist in their communities with animal health, wound treatment, basic first aid, and to support the monitoring of lions recovering and settling their former habitats in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
We’re also grateful for the generous support over the last few months from the Protection of at Risk Wildlife (PAW) Foundation, to Maliasili Initiatives, and to Puneet and his family, and to NABU for a renewed three-year grant specifically supporting lion monitoring and conflict mitigation.

We’re excited about a new initiative with Milkywire – ‘a new way to discover, connect and donate to grassroots organisations saving the planet’ – where Ololotu will be the face of KopeLion.
And, we are hugely thankful to all the many, many people (Rex Rogers, Rosemary Osmond, Dale Anderson, Daniela Sieff, Christa Sprinkle, Lara Behr to name but a few…) who big-heartedly support us in all sorts of different ways.

We couldn’t do it without you! Thank you!

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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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𝐋𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐢-𝐀 𝐇𝐚𝐬 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 👖A new mane is making an appearance in the Crater and let’s just say his genes are worth talking about!In a habitat where everyone is a little too closely related, fresh DNA is kind of a big deal. Meet Larmasi- A in our latest KopeLion newsletter.Link in the comments 🦁📷: Ingela Jansson #humanwildlifecoexistence #communityconservation#coexistence #livingwithlions #creatingconservations #lionconservation #ngorongorolion #corridoroftolerance #ngorongorocrater #kopelion #ngorongooroconservationarea ... See MoreSee Less
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Today marks the final day of the 2025 Lion Survey. Since April we have been using a range of methods to estimate lion numbers and density across the landscape. One of these methods is the use of camera traps, especially in remote areas that are difficult to access with a vehicle.We placed cameras at twelve stations and are now beginning the process of collecting them and reviewing the footage. Along the way we have captured some incredible moments from the wild including honey badgers, leopards, bush bucks, aardvarks and of course lions.Stay tuned. We will be sharing some of our favourite camera trap images soon. 📷: @bobbyjophotography ... See MoreSee Less
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