This page contains a list of ongoing or recently concluded projects related to African lion conservation. For more information on funding opportunities, please see the CITES Notification to Parties on existing funding opportunities for supporting African lion conservation activities.
Project | Implementing organization | Website | Location | Funding source & amount (USD) |
A holistic approach to lion conservation in the Tarangire‐Manyara ecosystem |
African People & Wildlife Tarangire Lion Project |
Tanzania | Lion Recovery Fund - $125,000 | |
Baseline lion survey and needs assessment of Dinder National Park, Sudan | WildCru | Dinder National Park, Sudan |
Lion Recovery Fund - $11,000 Born Free Foundation |
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Campaign to reduce the demand for bushmeat | Wildlife Crime Prevention | Zambia, hoping to expand to Malawi in near future | Lion Recovery Fund - $166,540 | |
Emergency support for law enforcement in Niassa National Reserve | Niassa Lion Project (in collaboration with ANAC, WCS, Niassa Wilderness, and Chuilexi) | Mozambique | Lion Recovery Fund - $55,000 | |
Helping Zimbabwe with their national lion conservation planning process | Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority | Zimbabwe | Lion Recovery Fund - $7,000 | |
Incentive payments to encourage human-lion coexistence | KopeLion | Tanzania | Lion Recovery Fund - $150,000 | |
Incentivizing human-lion coexistence |
Ruaha Carnivore Project WildCRU |
Ruaha National Park, Tanzania | Lion Recovery Fund - $120,000 | |
Investigating the trade in lion body parts |
Wildlife Crime Prevention Zambia Carnivore Programme Zambia’s Department of National Parks and Wildlife |
Zambia | Lion Recovery Fund - $76,000 | |
Reducing human-lion conflict in northern Tanzania | Big Life Foundation | Tanzania | Lion Recovery Fund - $26,000 | |
Recovering Angola’s lion population | Panthera | Angola | Lion Recovery Fund - $100,000 | |
Reducing human-lion conflict in northwest Namibia | Integrated Rural Development and Nature Conservation (IRDNC) | Namibia | Lion Recovery Fund - $103,000 | |
Reintroducing lions into Malawi | African Parks Network Department of National Parks and Wildlife | Liwonde National Park, Malawi |
Lion Recovery Fund - $60,000 Dutch Government |
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Rehabilitating the protected areas around Lake Tanganyika |
Frankfurt Zoological Society Zambia’s Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DNPW) |
Northern Zambia |
Lion Recovery Fund - $73,750 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service GIZ-Partnership against Poaching and Illegal Wildlife Trade in Africa and Asia |
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Saving Senegal's last lions | Panthera | Niokolo-Koba National Park, Senegal |
Lion Recovery Fund - $150,000 Pétowal Mining Company |
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Securing core areas of Kafue National Park by tackling poaching | Musekese Conservation | Zambia | Lion Recovery Fund - $30,000 | |
Securing high value areas for large carnivores in Kafue National Park | Panthera | Zambia |
Lion Recovery Fund - $55,000 PUMA - $360,000 |
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Securing lion populations in the Boma-Bandingilo Landscape in South Sudan | Wildlife Conservation Society | South Sudan | Lion Recovery Fund - $128,000 | |
Securing the buffer zones of Hwange National Park | Conservation Wildlife Fund | Zimbabwe |
Lion Recovery Fund - $75,000 Tourism industry via voluntary conservation levy |
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Securing the third of the four remaining West African lion populations | Wildlife Conservation Society | Nigeria | Lion Recovery Fund - $100,000 | |
Securing the stronghold of the West African lion | African Parks Network | Pendjari National Park, Benin |
Total $23M partnership National Geographic Society Lion Recovery Fund - $100,000 Wyss Foundation |
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Serengeti de-snaring programme |
Frankfurt Zoological Society Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA) Tanzania Association of Tour Operators (TATO) |
Serengeti National Park, Tanzania | Lion Recovery Fund - $136,850 | |
Tackling lion poaching in Limpopo National Park | Greater Limpopo Carnivore Program | Limpopo National Park, Mozambique |
Lion Recovery Fund - $116,340 National Geographic’s Big Cats Initiative PAMS Foundation |
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Unlocking carbon finance for protected area management in Zambia |
BioCarbon Partners Lion Landscapes |
Zambia | Lion Recovery Fund - $120,000 | |
Tackling human-lion conflict in and around Queen Elizabeth National Park | Wildlife Conservation Society | Uganda | Lion Recovery Fund - $136,742 |