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| Niassa Lion Project - Annual Report | |
| 2009 Full Book | |
The Niassa National Reserve is one of the largest, most undeveloped and least known protected areas in Africa (42,000 km2). It has been identified as a priority for lion and wild dog conservation in eastern and southern Africa. Unlike many protected areas, NNR also supports a growing population of more than 35,000 people spread across 40 villages. Niassa's lion population (800-1,000 individuals) is believed to be one of only five lion populations left in Africa that is currently increasing and represents one third of the Mozambique's lion population (estimated at 2,700). The Niassa Carnivore Project (NCP; which includes the Niassa Lion Project) has been working in NNR since 2003 in collaboration with SRN (the management authority), Niassa communities and tourism operators. The mission of NCP is to secure the lion population in NNR by promoting coexistence between carnivores and people and mitigating all human induced threats. In 2009, the project shifted from primarily being focused on targeted research to understand the problems that affect lions to testing and implementing solutions. 2010 will concentrate on continuing with these initiatives, particularly environmental education and reducing contact between lions and people. Research will focus on increasing understanding the movement of lions around villages and the number of lions being inadvertently killed by snaring and poisoning, as well as providing baseline data on perception of people towards lions so that education and outreach programs can be better assessed in the future. |
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