Human-Wildlife Conflict Prevention
Human-Wildlife Conflict Prevention
Every day, lions and other large carnivores are killed as their habitats collide with expanding human communities. APW reduces conflict between people and wildlife through innovative solutions that balance science and technology with traditional knowledge.
OUR IMPACT
750+
Living Walls positively impacting more than 12,500 people every day
150
lions protected from retaliatory killings annually (approximate)
34
Warriors for Wildlife preventing human-wildlife conflict in 20 villages
Living Walls
Living Walls are environmentally-friendly corrals that keep livestock safe from predators. To build a Living Wall, community members plant a circle of trees that serve as posts for chain-link fencing. As the trees grow, they add height to the wall and create an impenetrable barrier. Living Walls prevent livestock attacks by large carnivores with a 99% success rate.
Warriors for Wildlife
Warriors for Wildlife are community-led teams that prevent human-wildlife conflict across five programmatic areas. Team members guide the installation of Living Walls, collect real-time data about conflict events, and help locate lost livestock at pasture.
Northern Tanzania Big Cats Conservation Initiative
The Northern Tanzania Big Cats Conservation Initiative helps to preserve some of Tanzania’s most threatened big cat populations. Because lions, leopards, and cheetahs move widely outside of protected areas, community support is essential to saving these endangered species.
Fund a Living Wall and help prevent human-wildlife conflict.
For $500, you can support the construction of a Living Wall in one of our conservation landscapes.
Fund a Living Wall and help prevent human-wildlife conflict.
For $500, you can support the construction of a Living Wall in one of our conservation landscapes.
“I am a widow. My cattle were staying with my neighbors because I didn’t have anyone to care for them. Now that I have a Living Wall, my cows can come home because they are safe.”
NOONDOMON KUUKU, HOUSEHOLD OWNER
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