The Zambian Carnivore Programme (ZCP) is dedicated to conserving the country’s large carnivores – lion, leopard, cheetah, spotted hyena, and wild dog – with an approach that combines the three strands of robust research and monitoring, direct conservation action, and improving opportunities for Zambian conservationists.
ZCP is a field-based organisation working out of basic research camps in Luangwa, Kafue and Liuwa Plain. Intensive radio-collar studies of carnivore groups and individuals are supplemented with further data on prey species and other habitat features. With nearly 2,000 animals in their database, ZCP findings on findings on diverse issues including population trends, distribution, diet, genetics, and impacts of hunting or fencing inform planning and decision making by the Department of National Parks and Wildlife and other conservation organisations. ZCP also assists in de-snaring operations and provides veterinary support for injured animals, as well as monitoring human encroachment of protected areas, human-carnivore conflict, and domestic dog diseases.
Species Protected: African Wild Dog | Cheetah | African Lion | Leopard
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© Ed Selfe. Zambian Carnivore Program (ZCP)-Zambia Radio tracking lions
Zambia Carnivore Program
How Tusk works with Our Project Partners
We provide critical funding to enable our project partners to grow and increase their impact on habitat and wildlife, while also enabling, nurturing and supporting collaboration between them, for greater synergy and impact.
We help to increase awareness and wider support for our partners’ efforts, while also sharing important conservation messages, from the vital and varied roles of wildlife rangers, to the benefits of community-driven conservation, both within Africa and internationally.
Zambian Carnivore Programme has been a Tusk partner since 2015.
This Project Makes a Difference Through…
Endangered Species Protection
Local Population Employed: 80
Area Protected: 3,950,000 ha
