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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Building stronger bomas, building coexistence.In the Ngorongoro region, KopeLion works with local communities to reinforce traditional livestock enclosures, known as bomas. Strengthening these enclosures helps protect livestock from predators and reduces conflict between people and carnivores.Every reinforced boma means fewer losses, safer livestock, and stronger coexistence between lions and the people who share the landscape with them.📷: @bobbyjophotography ... See MoreSee Less
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Team Optimisation WorkshopFourteen members of our management team recently took part in a three-day Team Optimisation Workshop with the Maliasili Initiative.It was an inspiring few days of learning, reflection and collaboration as we strengthened communication, clarified roles and built trust, with plenty of laughs along the way.We are heading forward as a stronger team, ready to keep growing and working together for people and lions across the Ngorongoro landscape. ... See MoreSee Less
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𝙲𝚊𝚖𝚎𝚛𝚊 𝚃𝚛𝚊𝚙 𝙲𝚑𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚒𝚌𝚕𝚎𝚜: 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙜 𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙤, 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙮 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚!Earlier in the year, KopeLion participated in a camera trap survey to help count lions in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Not only did we capture lions, but we also spotted a variety of incredible species on the traps.This inquisitive warthog decided to take a closer look and gave us one of our favourite captures from the survey.Keep an eye out as we share more of our favourite moments from the Camera Trap Chronicles. ... See MoreSee Less
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