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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A lovely moment captured with Gladness and Agrey alongside Lisette Gelber, our financial consultant who has been working with KopeLion since 2015. Lisette has spent many years training our team and helping us build a clear, reliable accounting system, making sure every cent is carefully accounted for. We are so grateful for her long standing support and dedication to the KopeLion team. ... See MoreSee Less
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LK120 also known as Titan JnrOne of the iconic Lake Quintet males that calls the Ngorongoro Crater home. Once five strong brothers ruled this landscape. Today three remain from the original coalition, a powerful reminder of resilience, endurance and the realities lions face as they grow older in a changing worldSeen here resting above the crater plains, Titan Jnr embodies quiet strength and legacy. This is why long term monitoring and protection matter. Every individual has a story and every story mattersCaptured beautifully by our founder Ingela Jansson 🦁 ... See MoreSee Less
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Caturday throwback to June 2019. Diana’s cub from Ndutu’s Marsh Pride serving muddy paws and maximum cuteness.📷: @bobbyjophotography ... See MoreSee Less
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