News
Death of a Lioness
Monday 22 August 2022
The two Orphan lionesses have traversed the Floodplain and sections of the dune-belt every night, moving an average of 20–30km per day, in search of food to sustain themselves and the three small cubs. ..read more >>
Observations along the Hoanib River
Saturday 13 August 2022
The two Orphan lionesses and three small cubs favoured the eastern section of the Floodplain where most of the prey were concentrating. The lioness Xpl-106 “Alpha” gave birth to two female and one male cub, and at the age of 11 weeks, they are becoming more mobile and occasionally move with the lionesses. ..read more >>
Hoanib River
Sunday 17 July 2022
After the good rainfall earlier in 2022 many animals have returned to the Hoanib river. The Hoanib Floodplain was saturated with water from several flash floods and was inaccessible for many months. As the mud dried up, aided by the hot east-wind conditions, sections of the Floodplain became drivable ..read more >>
Current Monitoring
Sunday 26 June 2022
Following the exceptionally good rainfall earlier in 2022, and considering the known mortalities of lions due to human-lion conflict and the lack of food due to the hyper-arid conditions during recent years, a concerted monitoring effort is underway to determine the current age/sex structure and size of the Desert lion population. ..read more >>
DLCT / MEFT Collaring Campaign ReportBack
Wednesday 15 June 2022
The purpose of the campaign was to target prides in four specific areas over a 10 day period, with the focus being on areas with a high potential for Human Wildlife Conflict. ..read more >>
Part 3 of 3- Radio interview with DLCT - Hit Radio 99.5 FM
Tuesday 19 April 2022
Hitradio Namibia interview final part 3/3: Here in Namibia, desert lions and human animal conflict are very often mentioned together. @Felix Vallat, the project coordinator of the Desert Lion Conservation Trust told our colleague Katja Haase how the pandemic has affected the life between humans and the desert lions. ..read more >>
Part 2 - Radio interview with DLCT - Hit Radio 99.5 FM
Monday 11 April 2022
Part 2 of the 15 of February Katja Haase from HitRadio Namibia 99.5FM (https://www.hitradio.com.na/) invited Félix Vallat from the Desert Lion Conservation More on the warning systems, and the effects of the drought and pandemic ..read more >>
Radio interview with DLCT - Hit Radio 99.5 FM
Monday 4 April 2022
The 15 of February Katja Haase from HitRadio Namibia 99.5FM (https://www.hitradio.com.na/) invited Félix Vallat from the Desert Lion Conservation Trust to learn more about the unique desert lions of Namibia, their conservation status, the success and challenges they face. ..read more >>
