Despite this shift, Panthera continues its mission with strength and resolve, conducting vital conservation activities to protect Zambia’s wild cats, such as lions, leopards, and cheetahs, in these increasingly vulnerable buffer zones.
All of Panthera’s programs in Zambia are in support of and in strong partnership with the Statutory Authority Department of National Parks and Wildlife Zambia (DNPW) and respective communities. Among the strategies Panthera employs to protect wildlife is the Halo approach, whereby they use satellite collars to remotely track wildlife movement in large landscapes. By tracking the location coordinates provided by the collar, Panthera can direct anti-poaching efforts to bolster security in an area when needed (for example, when lions are denning, raising young, or are tethered to rich prey sources such as buffalo herds during the calving season).
