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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...
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"It is the responsibility of scientists never to suppress knowledge, no matter how awkward that knowledge is, no matter how it may bother those in power; we are not smart enough to decide which pieces of knowledge are permissible and which are not." - Carl Sagan
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Jonathan Growcott
- Jan 4
- 6 min
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...
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Alayne Cotterill
- Oct 21, 2023
- 8 min
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...
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Alayne Cotterill
- Sep 28, 2023
- 5 min
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...
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Professor Amy Dickman and Dr Alayne Cotterill, Joint CEOs Lion landscapes
- Jul 12, 2023
- 6 min
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...
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Amy Dickman and Alayne Cotterill
- Mar 10, 2023
- 6 min
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...
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Lion Landscapes
- Jan 17, 2023
- 4 min
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...
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Nicola Carruthers
- Oct 3, 2022
- 3 min
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...
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Amy Dickman and Alayne Cotterill
- Sep 20, 2022
- 5 min
Courage and complexity in conservation
Conservation takes courage. Coming from lion conservationists, you might think we are talking about fieldwork, which certainly has its...
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Amy Dickman and Alayne Cotterill
- Aug 10, 2022
- 5 min
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.
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Lion Landscapes
- Jul 31, 2022
- 4 min
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.
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Paolo Strampelli & Charlotte E. Searle
- May 28, 2022
- 3 min
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...
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Paolo Strampelli & Charlotte E. Searle
- Mar 15, 2022
- 2 min
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...
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Paolo Strampelli & Charlotte E. Searle
- Mar 5, 2022
- 7 min
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....
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Amy Dickman and Alayne Cotterill
- Jan 21, 2022
- 6 min
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.
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Amy Dickman and Alayne Cotterill
- Dec 9, 2021
- 18 min
Lion Landscapes’ Contribution to the Call for Evidence, Animals Abroad Bill
By Amy Dickman and Alayne Cotterill, joint CEOs, Lion Landscapes Short summary of contribution Here, we provide a contribution to the...
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Lion Landscapes
- Dec 4, 2021
- 3 min
Piloting a wildlife “Conservation Contract” in the Ruaha landscape
Today on World Wildlife Conservation Day, we want to share with you some highlights of our recent journey in piloting a new wildlife...
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Lion Landscapes
- Nov 5, 2021
- 2 min
Mini's journey, a highlight from 2021
The WhatsApp message "Do you know these lions?" accompanied by a photo, is not an unusual question. What is unusual is to recognise a...
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Joni Overbosch
- Oct 18, 2021
- 2 min
Tracking a coalition of 5 male lions
Long term research in Laikipia has shown us that conflict between lions and people can be effectively managed by collaring and monitoring...
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Amy Dickman and Alayne Cotterill
- Sep 28, 2021
- 5 min
Man-eating lions and the risks of relocation
By Amy Dickman and Alayne Cotterill, joint CEOs, Lion Landscapes “I held onto the tree all night long. I saw my brothers eaten by the...
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