Saving lions by reducing trafficking in their parts
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main
VALUE £438,824
WHERE Mozambique
Summary
This project will addresses the illegal trade in lion parts in the Limpopo and Banhine National Parks in the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park (GLTP).
In the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park, lions are threatened due to targeted poisoning and snaring for body parts for local and international illegal trade. The project will address these threats through:
1. Developing on the ground anti-poaching and poison response strategies;
2. Strengthening law enforcement capacity through targeted training; and,
3. Understanding and breaking the supply chains for lion products.
Over 600 arrests and more than 500 convictions in wildlife crime since 2017, alongside a decline in ivory trafficking cases and an increase in elephant and rhino populations.
