Project
Supporting Personnel and Protecting Wildlife in Lower Zambezi During COVID-19
Initiative
Duration
2021 - 2022
Location
Zambia
Species protected
Temminck’s Pangolin
Smutsia temminckii
African Savana Elephant
Loxodonta africana
African Lion
Panthera leo
Project objectives
This project aims to continue conservation operations and retrain staff to support the daily maintenance of Lower Zambezi National Park and surrounding Game Management Areas. By doing so, it will assist critical law enforcement efforts and community needs to protect the wildlife and communities affected by COVID-19.
This project is implemented by Conservation Lower Zambezi
Threats
Poaching
This project is part of the IUCN Save Our Species African Wildlife initiative, which is co-funded by the European Union.
