Wildlife Conservation Network
 
Lioness, Photo: Colleen Begg
Dr. Colleen and Keith Begg, Photo: NLP
Dr. Colleen and
Keith Begg
Wildlife researchers Dr. Colleen and Keith Begg share a passion to protect the imperiled wildlife of their native Africa. Following years of shared conservation projects in several countries, they founded the Niassa Lion Project in Mozambique in 2003. The Beggs spend most of the year in the Niassa National Reserve, raising conservation awareness in one of the most undeveloped wild places on the continent.
 
 
Watch Dr. Colleen Begg's
2012 Expo Presentation
Lion skull, Photo: K and C Begg
Threats
Lions once roamed freely across most parts of Africa. Having already disappeared from northern Africa, they are now found only in parts of southern and eastern Africa and in the southern part of the Sahara desert. With only 23,000-40,000 lions remaining, the African lion population is half of what it was in the early 1950s. Mozambique’s Niassa National Reserve is home to one of only five healthy lion populations left on the continent.
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Village Lion Conservation Fun Day, Photo: Keith Begg
Solutions
The Niassa Lion Project (NLP) views community participation as an essential element of long-term protection for the African lion and the many other imperiled species within its critical habitat. NLP is deeply engaged with local residents, the management authority of the Niassa National Reserve, schools, tourism operators, and the bordering nation of Tanzania in its spectrum of conservation, scientific, and educational activities.
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Hungry People Cannot
Care About Conservation: The First Beehive Fence
in Niassa

Why would anyone want to build a fence filled with bees? Beehive fences, pioneered by WCN’s Save The Elephants (STE) project in Kenya, serve several purposes. These fences deter crop-raiding elephants, which are scared of the buzzing sound of the bees, and at the same time produce honey, which can serve as additional food and income for villagers. More

Photo:  NLP

 
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