Bringing Back Wildlife to Women: Mama Simba New Vision and Strategy Mama Simba, meaning “mother of lions” in Kiswahili, started in 2013 and was the brainchild of two Samburu women – Mparasaroi
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Our 2023 Lion Kids Camps are underway
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Community-Led Conservation: Exploring the PARTNERS Principles for Conservation
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RESILIENCE AND COURAGE: NANAI’S JOURNEY OF RECOVERY
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Kura’s Pride Diaries
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Monitoring Update: Carnivore News From The Team
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Adding nuance to our conservation conversations
We’ve been speaking boldly about the ways in which the conversation narrative has to change in Kenya and across Africa, most recently in the TED talk that featured Ewaso Lions work. But too often,
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Keeping animals wild vs ‘safe’ should be prioritized, lion biologists argue (commentary)
Contrary to what many assume, wilderness does not have to exclude humans: in many places, the rights, cultures, and lives of local people are exactly what maintains wildlife across these vast areas. Human presence does not negate what it means to be wild
The Resiliency of Conservation
GZT and EL have worked together before. They both operate in the same area and employ many of the same conservation techniques. This year, the pandemic forced both groups to adapt. Meetings they once held with locals to reduce conflict with lions now happened in smaller groups
WILD ELEMENTS Foundation launches with unprecedented approach to investing in Women Conservation Leaders
WILD ELEMENTS Foundation will use the power of storytelling to raise the voices of women pioneers paving their own sustainable path forward, changing the world one brilliant program at a time. Deemed WILD Innovators by the Foundation, ten women-led projects from across the globe will be partnered with WILD Advocates (artists and influencers) who will utilize their digital platforms to bring much-needed awareness to new audiences.
Innovator: Resson Kantai Duff, Kenya (Ewaso Lions)
Advocate: Elizabeth Gillies