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Conserving Large Carnivores: Strengthening Livestock Protection and Human–Wildlife Coexistence
For pastoralist communities, livestock is incredibly important—it represents their bank account, security, and livelihood.
Lion Landscapes
Apr 34 min read
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Incentivising Community-Centred Conservation Action
Explore how our Community Camera Trapping+ (CCT+) programme ensures conservation benefits local communities.
Lion Landscapes
Mar 73 min read
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Studying and conserving one of Africa’s largest remaining populations of wild dogs
The African wild dog ( Lycaon pictus ) is one of the world’s most endangered carnivores. Although reliable information is lacking for...
Lion Landscapes
Feb 255 min read
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Laying the Groundwork for Conservation Success in 2025
Explore Lion Landscapes' January 2025 updates: empowering conservation leaders, advancing ecological surveys, and conserving wildlife.
Lion Landscapes
Feb 68 min read
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Why Constructive Conservation Dialogue Matters
At Lion Landscapes, we believe that real progress in conservation comes from thoughtful, evidence-based discussions. This belief has been...
Lion Landscapes
Oct 28, 20242 min read
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Tracking Cats, Cows, & Coexistence
When you think about lions in the wild, what comes to mind? Perhaps images of great prides roaring across a pristine savanna teeming with...
Lucrecia K. Aguilar
Sep 12, 20244 min read
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The first large-scale acoustic survey for lions
In this blog post I will provide an insight into how we conducted one of the world's first, large-scale, joint acoustic and camera trap...
Jonathan Growcott
Jan 4, 20246 min read
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Why growing grass helps save lions, and vice versa (part 2)
African Rangelands Today Rangelands covers 43% of the African continent and are a vitally important biome for people, livestock and...
Alayne Cotterill
Oct 21, 20238 min read
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Why growing grass helps save lions, and vice versa (part 1)
The importance of grass Traditional pastoral families in East Africa depend on livestock for their basic needs and the loss of a herd...
Alayne Cotterill
Sep 28, 20235 min read
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Communities, conservation and colonialism
Why the House of Lords should carefully examine the evidence around trophy hunting On 7th July 2023, The Canary published an article by a...
Professor Amy Dickman and Dr Alayne Cotterill, Joint CEOs Lion landscapes
Jul 12, 20236 min read
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From lack of planning to strategic planning: better late than never!
It is nice to look back and think that we got to where we are by design. Hindsight can polish dumb luck into a shining history of...
Amy Dickman and Alayne Cotterill
Mar 10, 20236 min read
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Changing behaviour to stop the loss of wildlife through poisoning
Livestock predation is the leading cause of retaliatory killings of lions and other large carnivores often through poisoning. The poison...
Lion Landscapes
Jan 17, 20234 min read
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Survey expansion into Shikabeta REDD+ Zone, Luano Valley, Zambia
Join Lion Landscapes' Field Ecologist Nicola Carruthers on her trip into Luano Valley, Zambia. The Luano Valley is not often said to be...
Nicola Carruthers
Oct 3, 20223 min read
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Courage and complexity in conservation
Conservation takes courage. Coming from lion conservationists, you might think we are talking about fieldwork, which certainly has its...
Amy Dickman and Alayne Cotterill
Sep 20, 20225 min read
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Six Key Factors that Make Successful Human-Lion Coexistence Possible
Lion Landscapes works to facilitate human-lion coexistence by reducing the costs and increasing the benefits of large carnivore presence.
Amy Dickman and Alayne Cotterill
Aug 10, 20225 min read
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World Ranger Day: Celebrating the Laikipia Lion Rangers and Tusk’s Wildlife Ranger Challenge
On World Ranger Day, celebrated every year on 31 July, we shine a light on the Laikipia Lion Rangers.
Lion Landscapes
Jul 31, 20224 min read
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Sharing knowledge with our colleague from DRC
Knowledge sharing and skills training is a vital part of improving capacity in conservation. There are many important conservation...
Paolo Strampelli & Charlotte E. Searle
May 28, 20223 min read
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Strawberry leopard in Selous Game Reserve
Since 2020, Lion Landscapes has been carrying out a large carnivore assessment across the vast Selous-Nyerere landscape in southern...
Paolo Strampelli & Charlotte E. Searle
Mar 15, 20222 min read
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Counting cats – insights from new Lion Landscapes research
For researchers, conservationists, and protected area managers, understanding the health and status of wildlife populations is essential....
Paolo Strampelli & Charlotte E. Searle
Mar 5, 20227 min read
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To name or not to name, that is the question
Many researchers and organisations, including ours, sometimes name the animals they study. This can have benefits but can also risk harm.
Amy Dickman and Alayne Cotterill
Jan 21, 20226 min read
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