We are pleased to announce the publication of our latest research article in Frontiers in Conservation Science. This study, titled “The crossroads of tradition and modern technology: integrative approaches to studying carnivores in low density ecosystems,” represents the culmination of years of dedicated fieldwork and collaboration. The paper explores the […]
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In the last week of May 2024, LEC Research Department has travelled to Chobe National Park to carry out the tracking training course for the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP) officers. This is the second year that LEC in collaboration with WildCRU has offered an immersive workshop of four […]
Leopard Ecology & Conservation (LEC) was initiated by Monika Schiess-Meier in 2000. The project promotes the long-term survival of leopard and lion populations in Botswana by integrating conservation and community education (It is not a tourist safari camp!). LEC works in Khutse Game Reserve and the southern parts of the […]
Monika Schiess-Meier and her team have been working in the Kalahari for over 20 years. In this year’s calendar, our trackers tell stories about tracks and signs they have encountered, illustrated with beautiful pictures from the Kalahari ecosystem. Price: 18 CHF plus 3 CHF postage Orders: nicole.gusset(at)ieu.uzh.ch
Leopard Ecology & Conservation (LEC) is a project that promotes the long-term survival of leopard and lion populations in Botswana by integrating conservation and community education. The mission of the LEC’s Community and Education Programme is to address the human-wildlife conflict prevalent in our current study area. It aims to […]
During the last three months (15th May – 15th August 2023), the Research Department of LEC has collaborated with the Quantitative Conservation Biology Research Group (QUAC, led by Prof. Nicolas Schtickzelle) of Catholic University of Louvain (UCLouvain, Belgium) on an exciting new project! For a few years now, both parties […]