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Since 2019 we have supported both KopeLion and the Mara Predator Conservation Programme (MPCP) in their efforts to deploy GPS collars onto wild lions in their study areas. Five collars in total have been sponsored including most recently the refurbishment of a collar through the MPCP which was covered in this blog post. We have had the privilege of meeting both of these teams in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and the Maasai Mara ecosystem to see how this pioneering piece of

Trustees are delighted to share that we have continued our support of Monty Kalyahe of the Saadani Lion Project. In September our research grant of £1000 was sent to cover the cost of camera traps and in-the-field related expenses and materials for monitoring the lion population during his lion population survey taking place in September - December 2025. During this time Monty would also assess the viability of long term prey populations as well as engaging with local communi

We are delighted to share that after a donation from our zoo partner Noah's Ark Zoo Farm we have now been able to send £1500 to sponsor the refurbishment of a GPS collar through the Mara Predator Conservation Programme which operates in the Maasai Mara in Kenya. Over the years we have donated the funds to cover the cost of two GPS collars, one of which was used for a two year period on a male lion named "Ole Cook". By wearing the GPS collar the team are able to track him in r

Our Better Bomas Project aims to work with two of our conservation partners the Mara Predator Conservation Programme in Kenya and KopeLion in Tanzania who work at opposite ends of the huge Serengeti-Mara ecosystem. A Boma is an enclosure where livestock, generally goats and cows, are kept at night and they are traditionally made out of branches from thorny trees to keep them safely away from predators. Despite the deterrent, predators such as lions, hyenas and leopards will r

In October we announced our support to the Saadani Lion Project who were the first beneficiary of a Research Grant. This new grant process was to enable us to support small and start up research projects in a way that we had not done before. Trustees and members of our external conservation and research advisory committee were very impressed by the application but forward by the projects lead Monty Kalyahe who himself had many years of carnivore research under his belt. In Se

On the 30th November 2025 we were delighted to announce th at Linton Zoo ha ve officially agreed to collaborate with us to support our conservation partner Lion Guardians. Their pledge to support our work strengthens our commitment to conservation and will allow us to grow our support towards important lion conservation efforts in the years to come. Thanks to the help of Linton Zoo, Knowsley Safari and our other zoo supporters a donation of $3600 (Approx. £2800) was sent in

In 2024 trustees completed a new conservation strategy, as part of this new strategy the building and strengthening of bomas is seen as a vital tool to support local communities at homestead level to promote coexistence with the local lion population. Since then, we have included the Mara Predator Conservation Programme along with KopeLion in our efforts to grow this project with a new focus of building new bomas rather than just strengthening. This has seen this effort evolv

Throughout 2025 trustees have been working on a new research policy and grant process so that we could support a small start up project...

We have supported our conservation partner KopeLion through the sponsoring of GPS collars since 2019. Last year (2024) we sponsored our third collar by donating £2,675 to cover the cost of the new GPS collar and the associated data transmission fees. The collar ended up being deployed onto Lebutiama, he was born into the Lagunita Pride that resides in the Ngorongoro Crater in October 2020 and he was last seen there in April 2024. It was then believed that he had dispersed, gi