about the tarangire lion research initiative
The Tarangire Lion Research Initiative is collecting information on the ecology, demography and human-lion interactions to understand the dynamics and opportunities for lion conservation in the Tarangire-Manyara ecosystem. In addition to population monitoring, the Tarangire Lion Project focuses its activities on mitigating human-lion conflict in collaboration with local communities and collecting information on seasonal movement patterns of the Tarangire lions. This is valuable information necessary for effective lion conservation and management strategies.
Tarangire-Manyara ecosystem has the second largest remaining lion population in Tanzania’s northern protected areas network. Therefore the Tarangire-Manyara ecosystem is an important landscape in the conservation of lions, and it is crucial that effective lion conservation management strategies are put in place in this landscape. Because of the high degree of human-wildlife interactions, this lion population in the Tarangire-Manyara ecosystem is the most threatened in Tanzania. Retaliatory killing due to livestock predation is one of the major threats to lions. The long-term conservation prospects for lions will depend on successfully resolving conflicts with humans and promoting human-lion coexistence in the Tarangire-Manyara ecosystem.
Tarangire-Manyara ecosystem has the second largest remaining lion population in Tanzania’s northern protected areas network. Therefore the Tarangire-Manyara ecosystem is an important landscape in the conservation of lions, and it is crucial that effective lion conservation management strategies are put in place in this landscape. Because of the high degree of human-wildlife interactions, this lion population in the Tarangire-Manyara ecosystem is the most threatened in Tanzania. Retaliatory killing due to livestock predation is one of the major threats to lions. The long-term conservation prospects for lions will depend on successfully resolving conflicts with humans and promoting human-lion coexistence in the Tarangire-Manyara ecosystem.
