Good news! Our colleague Rama Mishra Lamichane and her team recently collared a fishing cat in Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve in Nepal with a satellite collar. The aim of the collaring is to better understand the behavior of this elusive and endangered cat species, and to monitor conflicts with local fishpond owners.
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Excursion to ring goshawks at the Veluwe
During the online auction by the GlobeGuards and Venduehuis Den Haag last month, we auctioned an excursion to ring goshawks at the Veluwe. This auction lot supports our Lion Guards project in Waza National Park, Cameroon. The excursion took place on Tuesday 8 June. Raptor researcher Ralph Buij showed the sponsors how the goshawk chicks are being tagged with a ring and explained the purpose of the research.
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Article on the translocation of problem lions in National Geographic
Leo Foundation was asked to contribute to an article in National Geographic Magazine, discussing the impact of lion translocations in Africa. In some areas, lions and other large carnivores are considered problem animals when they have attacked or killed livestock. In such cases, livestock owners often try to kill the problem animal to prevent further losses. As a non-lethal alternative, local conservation organizations are transferring such animals to more remote areas, where they are less likely to cause problems.
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Leo Foundation takes action for the preservation of Waza NP, Cameroon
Waza National Parc, located in the Extreme North of Cameroon, is unique in many aspects. As a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the parc offers a great biodiversity value and it is the only protected nature reserve in this Sahel region. According to the latest population survey of 2019 , the parc still holds some 20 individuals of the endangered northern subspecies of lion.
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Crowdfunding action for a project car for the ‘Urban Tiger Project’ in Bhopal, India
The urban tiger project in the city of Bhopal, India is in urgent need of a new project car! This project is adopted by Leo Foundation, so we are happy to share the crowdfunding action that is created to fund the purchase of a project car.
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Update Urban Tiger Project in Bhopal, India
There is a new january update of the ‘Urban Tiger Project’ in Bhopal, India! Click on the LINK to open the report!
Leo Foundation submits two motions for the IUCN World Conservation Congress
Leo Foundation submitted two motions to the IUCN World Conservation Congress, in close collaboration with a number of other IUCN members;
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Lion distribution vs. human conflicts
Lion distribution ranges shrunk drastically over the last decades. Also, human conflicts became more and more apparent in Africa. But how do those two processes affect each other?
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Article published! Divergent trends of large carnivore populations within the Bénoué Complex, North Cameroon, shown by long-term fine-scale monitoring
Leo Foundation is happy to announce that the results of our large carnivore studies in North Cameroon had finally been published! In this study we show the long term trends of large carnivore populations in space and time. This new baseline is essential for determining conservation efforts in the area in the future.
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Large carnivore research in 2019 and 2020; Student reports
Last year, several students from Antwerp University did research on Lions in Meru NP, Kenya and Tigers in Chitwan NP, India. Those researched were supported by Leo Foundation, and hereby we would like to share the results by the below abstracts.
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