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Tsessebe (Damaliscus lunatus) are highly vigilant antelope and in Liuwa Plains National Park, Zambia, they prefer to graze in the central open grasslands, enabling them to maintain a high flight distance from predators. When threatened, they are capable of running away at speeds of up to 80km/hr, making them one of Africa's fastest antelope. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 📸 @san.wildandbeast (Sandra Maartens, ZCP Ecologist) #zcp_org #zambiancarnivoreprogramme #wildlife #conservation #wildlifeconservation #nature #natureconservation #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #conservationinaction #conservationresearch #research #tsessebe #antelope #predator #prey #grass #fast #speed #run #animalbehavior #natgeoyourshot #earthcapture #wild #savannah #sky #liuwaplains #africanparks #zambia #africa
A radio-collared female cheetah (fondly known to ZCP as LCH-180) stands proudly over two of her three cubs in Liuwa National Park, Zambia. LCH-180 has provided crucial data on survival, reproduction, diet, dispersal, genetics, behaviour and predator prey dynamics since she was just a small cub. At seven and a half years old now, LCH-180 is raising her second litter of cubs and if these three survive to dispersal age, she will have directly contributed to Liuwa's cheetah population by approximately 20%. -------------------------------------------------------------------- PC: @life.on.the.african.plains (Daan Smit, ZCP Liuwa Manager) #zcp_org #zcp_org #zambiancarnivoreprogramme #wildlife #conservation #wildlifeconservation #nature #natureconservation #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #conservationinaction #conservationresearch #research #bigcatmonth #natgeoyourshot #natgeo #wild #cheetah #cub #bigcat #cute #family #sunset #bigcatsofinstagram #mother #explore #earthcapture #liuwaplains #zambia #africa
Watch as Dr Mwamba Sichande and the brave team from CSL, ZCP, and DNPW, successfully de-snare a Thornicroft Giraffe in the South Luangwa National Park, Zambia. Special thanks to @moyo.samson at @mosammediaofficial and @africahopefund for capturing this incredible team effort! --------------------------------------------------------------------- 📽 @mosammediaofficial If you'd like to support this work please visit: https://cslzambia.org/get-involved/ and follow our long-term partners @conservationsouthluangwa. #zcp_org #zambiancarnivoreprogramme #dnpw #conservationsouthluangwa #wildlife #conservation #wildlifeconservation #nature #natureconservation #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #conservationinaction #conservationresearch #research #stoppoaching #giraffe #endemic #desnaring #teamwork #vet #veterinary #southluangwa #keeptheluangwaflowing #wild #video #filmmaker #wildlifefilm #wildliferescue #zambia #africa
A member of Kafunta wild dog pack returns to the den after a successful hunt and is greeted by pups who whine, beg, lick and nuzzle the corner of his mouth, inducing him to regurgitate meat. PC: Kevin Pietrzak (Field Ecologist) #zcp_org #zambiancarnivoreprogramme #wildlife #conservation #wildlifeconservation #nature #natureconservation #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #conservationinaction #conservationresearch #research #wilddog #paintedwolf #food #meat #hunt #puppies #cute #dogs #dogsofinstagram #predator #natgeoyourshot #earthcapture #natgeowild #wild #southluangwa #keeptheluangwaflowing #zambia #africa
Dawn Patrol - A leopard avoids the early morning dew in the Kafue National Park, Zambia. PC: @m_vinx (Milan Vinks, ZCP Ecologist and Graduate Student) #zcp_org #zambiancarnivoreprogramme #wildlife #conservation #wildlifeconservation #nature #natureconservation #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #conservationinaction #conservationresearch #research #leopard #bigcatmonth #bigcatsofinstagram #morning #sunrise #road #drive #patrol #planetearth #natgeoyourshot #natgeo #hunt #predator #earthcapture #wild #kafuenationalpark #zambia #africa
Scavengers, whether liked or not, play a pivotal role in maintaining healthy ecosystems. The act of scavenging is tied to key ecosystem services such as maintaining stable and structured food webs, improved rates of carcass decomposition, nutrient cycling and their wide dispersal across a landscape as well as the regulation of disease. As facultative scavengers i.e. not solely dependent on carrion for their survival and reproduction, hyenas also control herbivore numbers through predation and so influence ecosystems in many ways. PC: @caz.zam (Caz Sanguinetti, ZCP Operations Manager) #zcp_org #zambiancarnivoreprogramme #wildlife #conservation #wildlifeconservation #nature #natureconservation #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #conservationinaction #conservationresearch #research #hyena #hyaena #scavenger #predator #fly #natgeoyourshot #natgeo #earthcapture #natgeowild #ecosystem #health #liuwaplains #africanparks #wild #explore #jaws #zambia #africa
Reposted from @chipembelewildlife - Our Chipembele Conservation students at Mfuwe Day Secondary School have the unique opportunity and privilege to join Zambian Carnivore Programme Club @zcp_org held each Friday. Throughout the course of the year, they learn how to develop a field research question relevant to management and how to test it. They collect data on field surveys in South Luangwa National Park and learn how to analyse and present their results. They are mentored by amazing Zambian Ecologists, like Thandiwe Mweetwa pictured here. Thandi is a National Geographic Emerging Explorer with her research on lions and lion conservation, and also the Science Advisor on Chipembele's Board of Trustees. Here she is explaining how to set up and use field camera traps to collect data for their research project. #ChipembeleWildlifeEducation #LearnToConserve #ZambianCarnivoreProgramme #conservation #fieldbiology #ecology #NationalGeographic #SouthLuangwa #wildlife #Africanwildlife #research #science #SouthLuangwaNationalPark #Zambia #futurescientists #conservationists #Africa - #regrann
Trafficking in big cat skins and parts occurs across Africa but the extent and severity of it in Zambia remains unknown. With funding from the Lion Recovery Fund, a new initiative was launched in 2017 aimed at determining the origins and impacts of the trade by collecting genetic samples from confiscated skins/parts and comparing them to long-term big cat data from across the region. As part of the project, ZCP and Wildlife Crime Prevention (WCP), conducted nation-wide training workshops at 39 investigations and intelligence units and trained 163 DNPW personnel to safely and effectively collect DNA samples as well as provided manuals, sample kits and skin identification posters. We are excited to announce that this year, data analysis will be led by DNPW Ecologist Clive Chifunte who will be pursuing his Masters Degree on genetics with ZCP at the Swedish University of Agricultural Services (SLU) under the guidance of Dr. Goran Spong and Dr. Scott Creel. Congratulations Clive! @lionrecovery @wildlifecrimeprevention #zcp_org #zambiancarnivoreprogramme #dnpw #lionrecoveryfund #wildlifecrimeprevention #wildlife #conservation #wildlifeconservation #nature #natureconservation #conservationinaction #conservationresearch #research #bigcatmonth #lion #leopard #cheetah #bigcats #stoppoaching #trafficking #skin #illegal #wildlifecrime #antipoaching #intelligence #genetics #dna #education #zambia #africa
"Ginger," so-called because of his unusual strawberry blond mane, orange tail tuft and pink toe pads, is Luangwa's most iconic male lion. Born with a lack of dark pigmentation, many believed Ginger would not make it past the dispersal phase because his appearance would make him seem weaker to competing males. At 11 years old now, Ginger has seemingly defied the odds, and, together with his brother Garlic (aka. "The Spice Boys"), continues to provide valuable data in ZCP's collaborative lion study with the Department of National Parks and Wildlife in Zambia's longest running lion project. Read more about Ginger and his brother Garlic on our blog @ www.zambiacarnivores.org PC: @edward_selfe_photo_safaris (Edward Selfe) For more great photos and unique safari opportunities, give Edward a follow! #zcp_org #zambiancarnivoreprogramme #dnpw #wildlife #conservation #wildlifeconservation #nature #natureconservation #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #photooftheday #conservationinaction #conservationresearch #research #lion #lionking #kingofthejungle #natgeoyourshot #natgeowild #natgeo #bbcearth #bigcatsofinstagram #wild #keeptheluangwaflowing #edwardselfephotography #southluangwanationalpark #ginger #explore #zambia #africa
When we're not in the field, spending time in the office isn't all that bad. PC: @b_goodheart (Ben Goodheart, ZCP Kafue Co-Manager) #zcp_org #zambiancarnivoreprogramme #wildlife #conservation #wildlifeconservation #nature #natureconservation #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #conservationinaction #conservationresearch #research #office #outside #bush #sunrise #sun #morning #clouds #fieldwork #outdoors #grass #view #river #researchcamp #kafuenationalpark #explore #wild #zambia #africa
Last week seven new and unknown cheetah, were sighted by ZCP's field teams in the north of Liuwa National Park, Zambia! These cheetah, one mother and three cubs (photo 1) and a dispersal group of three sub-adults (photo 2), are classified as new as the spot patterns on their coats do not match any other cheetah in our database. This sighting highlights the importance of connectivity between Liuwa and the Upper West Zambezi Game Management Area, as well as, with the broader linkage to the Liuwa-Mussuma Transfrontier Conservation Area that connects Zambia with Angola. ------------------------------------------------------------------ PC: @life.on.the.african.plains (Daan Smit, ZCP Liuwa Manager) #zcp_org #zambiancarnivoreprogramme #dnpw #wildlife #conservation #wildlifeconservation #nature #natureconservation #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #conservationinaction #conservationresearch #research #cheetah #cubs #wildlifecorridor #spots #coat #bigcatsofinstagram #catsofinstagram #expedition #bbcearth #natgeo #zambia #angola #peacepark #explore #liuwaplainsnationalpark #africanparks #africa
A cheetah takes exception to an inquisitive hippo on Busanga Plains, Zambia. @flir #zcp_org #zambiancarnivoreprogramme #wildlife #conservation #wildlifeconservation #nature #natureconservation #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #conservationinaction #conservationresearch #research #cheetah #hippo #night #flir #infrared #closeencounters #curiousincident #bigcatsofinstagram #catsofinstagram #horse #hunt #fieldwork #cool #bbcearth #kafuenationalpark #busangaplains #zambia #africa
Hyenas gain on a wildebeest and her calf in Liuwa Plains National Park, Zambia. Although hyena are often characterized as scavengers, spotted hyena are proficient hunters that pursue their prey for large distances until it is exhausted. Weighing in at an average 250kg, blue wildebeest are three times bigger than the average female Liuwa hyena and yet comprise 92% of hyena kills (95% CI: 85%-96%), of which the majority are adult male bulls. PC: @life.on.the.african.plains (Daan Smit, ZCP Liuwa Manager) #zcp_org #zambiancarnivoreprogramme #wildlife #conservation #wildlifeconservation #nature #natureconservation #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #conservationinaction #conservationresearch #research #hyena #hyenas #bigcatsofinstagram #hunt #wild #liuwanationalpark #africanparks #canon #wildebeest #cow #calf #safari #teamwork #explore #natgeoyourshot #bbcearth #zambia #africa
As part of our collaborative training programmes with DNPW, CSL, African Parks and other partners, all our field research sites have undergone an intensive Wilderness First Aid and CPR course, courtesy of our long-term supporters, Mark and April Johnston. Specially tailored, this course provides training on realistic medical scenarios to provide teams with the skills and experience to work safely in remote locations. @conservationsouthluangwa @africanparksnetwork PC: April Johnston (@aprilj1022) and Mark Johnston (@markjohnston_kona) #zcp_org #zambiancarnivoreprogramme #wildlife #conservation #wildlifeconservation #nature #natureconservation #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #conservationinaction #conservationresearch #research #liuwanationalpark #kafuenationalpark #southluangwa #keeptheluangwaflowing #medical #firstaid #wilderness #wild #training #collaborative #africanparks #dnpw #conservationsouthluangwa #africanbush #cpr #zambia #africa
Cheetah coalitions in Kafue National Park, Zambia, have been frequently observed taking to the trees to scent mark (Photo 1), rest (Photo 2), and even search for prey (Photo 3). -------------------------------------------------------------------- PC: 1. Lwengu Coalition (Jonah Gula @jonahgula) 2. Kasabushi Male (Jonah Gula @jonahgula) 3. Busanga Coalition (Caz Sanguinetti @caz.zam) #zcp_org #zambiancarnivoreprogramme #wildlife #conservation #wildlifeconservation #nature #natureconservation #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #conservationinaction #conservationresearch #research #cheetah #catsofinstagram #cat #bigcats #tree #climbing #hunt #wild #natgeoyourshot #behaviour #fieldwork #safari #discoverzambia #bigcatsofinstagram #kafue #kafuenationalpark #zambia #africa
ZCP and CSL are excited to announce a new partnership this year with the Lion Recovery Fund to develop a human-lion conflict mitigation programme and to continue protecting lions and their prey in the large, connected buffer zones around the South Luangwa National Park, Zambia. Stay tuned! @conservationsouthluangwa @lionrecovery @leonardodicapriofdn @leonardodicaprio PC: Dr. Egil Droge (ZCP PhD Graduate and Ecologist) #zcp_org #zambiancarnivoreprogramme #lionrecoveryfund #leonardodicaprio #leonardodicapriofoundation #conservationsouthluangwa #collaboration #wildlife #conservation #wildlifeconservation #humanwildlifeconflict #predator #nature #natureconservation #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #conservationinaction #conservationresearch #research #keeptheluangwaflowing #lionking #lion #cub #eyes #cute #natgeoyourshot #canon #southluangwa #zambia #africa
An aerial survey over the Luangwa River locates the Nsefu lion pride feeding on a buffalo and Chikwenda wild dog pack pondering a dangerous river crossing after chasing a puku. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Together with our partners CSL (@conservationsouthluangwa) ZCP co-own a Cessna 180 aircraft in South Luangwa, which serves as a formidable anti-poaching tool and helps mobilize immediate rescue operations for animals caught in snares. This critical work is made possible thanks to the Bushcamp Company, Dazzle Africa, Vulcan, USFW (US Fish & Wildlife Services) and Tusk. @bushcampcompany @dazzleafrica @vulcaninc @usfws @tusk_org ------------------------------------------------------------------ PC: Dr Matthew Becker (CEO @ ZCP) #zcp_org #zambiancarnivoreprogramme #wildlife #conservation #wildlifeconservation #nature #natureconservation #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #conservationinaction #conservationresearch #research #lion #lionking #pride #buffalo #hunt #wilddog #paintedwolves #keeptheluangwaflowing #southluangwa #stoppoaching #conservationsouthluangwa #desnaring #river #aerial #cessna180 #flying #zambia #africa
A male leopard keeps his puku kill safe from competing predators by carrying it up a tree in the Luangwa Valley, Zambia. Leopards are the strongest climbers among the big cat family and are capable of hoisting prey twice their size into the tops of trees. PC: @caz.zam (Caz Sanguinetti, ZCP Operations Manager) #zcp_org #zambiancarnivoreprogramme #wildlife #conservation #wildlifeconservation #nature #natureconservation #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #conservationinaction #conservationresearch #research #leopard #bigcats #catsofinstagram #cat #predator #puku #antelope #hunt #tree #climbing #competition #keeptheluangwaflowing #southluangwa #safari #natgeoyourshot #discoverzambia #zambia #africa