WildCRU is pleased to announce that Lovemore Sibanda will be leading the Cheetah Conservation Project Zimbabwe (CCPZ) as a new addition to WildCRU’s Trans-Kalahari Predator Programme (TKPP). Lovemore has been part of the WildCRU family since 2010 when he worked as a Community Liaison Officer for Hwange Lion Research. He later joined us in Oxford […]
This week the team from WildCRU’s Ruaha Carnivore Project (RCP), based in Tanzania, are excited to share news all the way from Zimbabwe. Three of the RCP staff are currently in Zimbabwe for the week to visit one of WILDCRU’s other long-term projects, the Hwange Lion Research Project, part of the Trans Kalahari Predator Programme, […]
Lions and The Trans Kalahari Predator Programme History and Milestones Cecil the Lion & WildCRU’s Cecil Summit Area of Operation Lion Ecology Monitoring Populations Transboundary and Landscape Conservation Human-Lion Coexistence Research Methods The Team Sponsors & How to Support Us References Dr Andrew Loveridge Andrew Loveridge grew up in Zimbabwe. He is the Director of […]
Lions and The Trans Kalahari Predator Programme History and Milestones Area of Operation Lion Ecology Monitoring Populations Transboundary and Landscape Conservation Human-Lion Coexistence Research Methods The Team Sponsors & How to Support Us References Since 1999, Dr Andrew Loveridge and the Hwange Lion Research team have been researching general lion ecology, predator-prey interactions and monitoring […]
Jane comes from a professional safari guiding and safari camp management back ground. She was the first woman in Zimbabwe to qualify as a Professional Safari Guide and specialised in horseback safaris for many years. She joined Hwange Lion Research in 2003 and has since been running the fieldwork and helping with the management of […]
After completing his GCSEs Andrea began his career working in various roles within the hospitality industry, in and around Victoria Falls. He joined Animal Lifeline (ALL4AP) where he gained considerable experience in bushcraft and anti-poaching – after completing an advanced course with International Anti-Poaching Foundation (IAPF) – he travelled around the country recruiting and training personnel […]
Liomba-Junior Mathe is a trained field biologist and involved in the research, management and coordination of mobile bomas and the Long Shields Lion Guardian programme for Hwange Lion Research. Liomba was born in Hwange on 11 December 1989. He completed high school at Fatima High School in 2008 before enrolling for a University degree. He […]
Since its inception, WildCRU has sought to engage society with conservation through the wide communication of scientific research. Our founder, David Macdonald, is known for his outreach to the public, through popular films and books, as well as a wide scientific community in which he is frequently invited to give prestige lectures. Importantly, implementing education […]