Project
Supporting the Conservation of West African Lions in W National Park
Initiative
Duration
2019 - 2021
Location
Niger
Species protected
West African Lion
Panthera leo
Project results
- Implementation of a new and unprecedented monitoring methods of lions in the W Park;
- Daily telemetric data on 8 lions;
- Creation of a new database: Detailed and updated datasets on the distribution, occupied territory, alimentation, behavior, threats, eventual encounter or conflicts with human and habitat preferences of lions in W;
- 1 post-graduate student is carefully trained and participates to bio-monitoring process.
This project is implemented by Association des Campements Touristiques pour l’Appui à la Gestion du Parc Régional W.
Threats
Poaching
This project is part of the IUCN Save Our Species African Wildlife initiative, which is co-funded by the European Union.
