{"id":5074,"date":"2017-09-07T13:54:19","date_gmt":"2017-09-07T13:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/blog\/?p=5074"},"modified":"2025-06-13T10:22:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T10:22:30","slug":"successful-conservation-projects-in-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/blog\/successful-conservation-projects-in-africa","title":{"rendered":"7 conservation projects that deserve your support"},"content":{"rendered":"

Elephants heading for extinction! Rhino poaching out of control! Fish stocks plummeting!<\/p>\n

With such a barrage of less-than-positive stories about African wildlife in the press, it can be hard to know what to believe. And if you\u2019re looking to help a particular cause, that can be even harder to figure out. After all, there\u2019s a myriad of NGOs, charities and businesses claiming to be making a big difference, and asking for your support. So, where do you begin? The good news is that there are a host of brilliant conservation projects in Africa, driven by brilliant and passionate people doing important conservation work. But there are also some organisations that are great at shouting about problems and raising money, but don\u2019t always execute on what they promise. Or perhaps what they execute isn\u2019t tangible – it\u2019s just marketing.<\/p>\n

The real conservation battles in Africa are fought on the ground, every day, with passion, focus, and practical execution. Often, the job isn\u2019t glamorous, whether it be cleaning litter from beaches, gathering huge reams of data, or managing hundreds of staff out in the field. \u00a0After talking to numerous conservationists from a wide range of fields\u2014carnivore research, ecology, poaching, and human\/wildlife conflict\u2014we\u2019ve compiled a list of some of the most successful and important projects that are currently on the go in Africa.<\/p>\n

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Predator Compensation Fund<\/h2>\n

Kenya<\/strong><\/p>\n

When lion kill valuable livestock, local Maasai people retaliate by killing them. This is a particular problem in the area north of Mount Kilimanjaro in Kenya, and in 2003, there were less than 10 lion still alive in the area. In response, the Big Life Foundation started the Predator Compensation Fund<\/a> to protect not only the lion, but also leopard, cheetah, hyena and jackal. The local people are compensated fully for the loss of their livestock, and with compensation in place, lion killing dropped immediately by 90 percent.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n