The farmer-predator conflict
A lioness tries her luck, hunting a herd of wildebeest.
Again and again, predators leave protected areas and kill livestock on adjacent cattle farms. Since livestock ensures the livelihood of a whole family, this poses an existential threat to many farmers. Many of them do not want to kill the predators, but there is a lack of support and knowledge how to catch and translocate them alive. Hence, they take up arms and set poisoned baits because they do not see any other solution. In cooperation with other organizations and enthusiastic field researchers, SAVE works on finding solutions for this conflict in two project areas: The last lions of the Boteti
In Botswana’s Makgadikgadi National Park there are only about 50 lions left. This population, in close proximity to the Boteti River, is one of the most endangered in the whole of Africa. This means: The Boteti lions could be extinct soon. But it is not too late yet. More A future for the Kalahari lions
The Kalahari is an endless semi-desert consisting of harsh bush land, powdery sand dunes and dry ancient riverbeds. In this habitat, SAVE seeks to find solutions for the predator-farmer conflict and to show how to live with predators without shooting them. Thus, ensuring their survival. More Makgadikgadi lion research and monitoring
We are making progress: The CKGR-team achieved important goals concerning their research. Keitumetse, one of the local researchers, is an important connection between farmers and wildlife. more |