Human-Carnivore Conflict it is on the rise in areas where it has historically been uncommon. I will share the lessons learnt from our collaborative work to mitigate the emerging Human-Lion Conflict due to livestock predation in eastern Zambia.
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Thandiwe Mweetwa is a wildlife biologist working with the Zambian Carnivore Programme (ZCP) in Eastern Zambia. As Project Manager for ZCP’s Luangwa site, she coordinates the organization’s research, conservation and outreach activities in South Luangwa National Park (SLNP) and the adjoining Game Management Areas (GMAs). Her research areas of interest include studying population dynamics of large carnivores and threats to their persistence as well as understanding the nature and extent of human-carnivore conflict in the Luangwa Valley. Thandiwe is a National Geographic Explorer and an alumna of the Obama Foundation Leaders: Africa Program. She holds a BSc in Applied Animal Biology from the University of British Columbia and an MSc in Natural Resources Conservation from the University of Arizona.