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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 >>
Lion collaring campaign february 2022
Tuesday 8 March 2022
MEFT has asked DLT to take part of the next lion collaring campaign happening in Palmwag and Etendeka area from the 21/02 to 05/03. ..read more >>
Hoanib River
Sunday 11 July 2021
During the past week the Hoanib pride killed and consumed two adult Hartmann’s zebras and they are in good physical condition. The density of prey animals in the area remain low, however, and incidents of human-lion conflict may still occur during the next few months. The female large cub (X103Y20F) is not currently with the pride and has most likely died. The cause of death remains unknown with starvation an unlikely cause due to the condition of the rest of the pride and the sibling male cub. ..read more >>
Recovery
Friday 25 June 2021
The desert-adapted lion population is recovering from the prolonged period of food shortage due to the prevailing hyper-arid conditions. The late rains during April and May 2021 produced green vegetation that attracted large numbers of prey animals to the home range areas of those lion prides that occupy the western and more arid segments of the Northern Namib. This influx of prey, however, resulted in inter-specific and intra-specific competition as lions from several different prides and other large carnivores, such as spotted hyaenas and cheetahs, were attracted to the areas of prey concentrations. Lions from three different prides were observed clashing over the remains of a springbok carcass killed by a cheetah, and on another occasion a lioness in poor condition clashed with a group of 12 spotted hyaenas. ..read more >>
Aerial Survey and Ground Monitoring
Tuesday 25 May 2021
METF spearheaded an aerial survey of the distribution and abundance of prey animals, and the recent rainfall patterns in the Northwest of Namibia. Based out of Palmwag, the MEFT used their helicopter to conduct the survey and approximately 10 flying hours were used to survey an area of roughly 18,000km2 between the Ugab and Hoaruseb rivers. The survey provided valuable information on the spread and extent of rainfall as well as concentrations of wildlife. ..read more >>
