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Livestock Herders Join Ewaso Lion’s Kids’ Camp

June 8, 2016

For young livestock herders, their animals are everything. Simple changes to their daily routines, like where to take their animals to graze, can really make the difference between life and death for wildlife like lions.

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Lion Fun Days Create a Culture of Conservation

January 6, 2016

More than 350 children recently congregated around Mbamba Village in Mozambique’s Niassa National Reserve to celebrate lions. The occasion was the seventh annual Lion Fun Days, held by Niassa Lion Project (NLP).

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From Uzbekistan to Kenya: Saiga Conservation Alliance Shares Conservation Learnings in Africa

September 24, 2015

What was a stuffed saiga antelope doing in Kenya? The little toy saiga traveled the whole way from Uzbekistan with mother-daughter team Elena Bykova and Olga Espiova of Saiga Conservation Alliance to serve as an ambassador from a faraway land.

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Painted Dog Conservation and Future Generations

January 14, 2015

Connecting with children on conservation has many benefits. In the short-term, children can become excellent advocates of wildlife to their families and communities, and in the long-term teaching children about conservation can help them grow into adults who care about the environment.

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Muraling for Saigas in Uzbekistan

June 2, 2014

This spring, the Saiga Conservation Alliance collaborated with renowned British wildlife artist Rory McCann as well as with local children to create a striking mural in the center

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Visiting the Painted Dog Conservation Project in Zimbabwe

January 14, 2014

This post was written by Ewaso Lions team members Jeneria, who recently visited Painted Dog Conservation (PDC) in Zimbabwe. Ewaso Lions and PDC are both WCN Conservation Partners.

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Recovery Continues in the Congo

September 18, 2013

Last June a group of poachers and illegal gold miners, labeled as rebels, attacked the Okapi Wildlife Reserve and the nearby town of Epulu in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A former elephant poacher who operates under the nom de guerre “Morgan” led the attack. The area remains unstable, but an outpouring of support has helped the Okapi Conservation Project work with the devastated community and begin to rebuild the Reserve.

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A Silver Lining

September 17, 2013

We recently received a report that painted dogs had killed a goat in a nearby village. This was not the first time we had received such a report. However, the immediate investigation by our staff member Jealous, did confirm that, sadly, this was the first recorded case in more than twenty years of painted dogs actually killing livestock in our core operating area. The previous reports had all been false alarms.

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