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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🌟 Happy New Year 2025! 🌟As we step into a new year, we take a moment to reflect on the incredible journey we’ve shared in 2024. Together, we’ve worked tirelessly to enable coexistence between people and lions in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.This photo captures the heart of our mission – the entire Kopelion team and our dedicated Ilchokuti, who are the boots on the ground, making a difference every single day.A heartfelt thank you to our supporters across the globe – your belief in our vision fuels our work. A very special ashe oleng to the Ngorongoro pastoralist communities, the Maasai and Tatoga, whose cultural heritage and resilience inspire us to strive for lasting harmony between people and wildlife.Here’s to a 2025 filled with hope, collaboration, and continued success in enabling human and lion coexistence in Ngorongoro 🦁#HappyNewYear #KopeLion #PeopleAndLions #Conservation #Ngorongoro ... See MoreSee Less
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Here are our Ilchokuti, Moson, Lukas, and Altapway, proudly wearing Nabu International T-shirts and caps brought by their CEO, Moritz, during his visit in November. He came to see our work on the ground, and we’re deeply grateful for Nabu International’s invaluable support to KopeLion since 2012. ... See MoreSee Less
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