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Zambian Carnivore Programme (ZCP)

 
 

Conservation at Large

The Zambian Carnivore Programme (ZCP) is a field-based organization, dedicated to conserving large carnivores and ecosystems in Zambia and the broader region. ZCP’s team maintains a year-round presence throughout Zambia’s most critical ecosystems, conducting intensive work on carnivore populations and the threats they face, building the capacity of local conservation leadership, and working closely with partners to develop and adopt conservation management and policy.

Since its founding, ZCP has been committed to science based conservation, emphasizing long-term intensive studies that provide accurate and current recommendations to inform, guide and evaluate management and conservation efforts. With three long-term ecological research and monitoring projects across the country each over a decade in duration, ZCP’s work comprises one of the largest field-based carnivore conservation efforts on the continent. ZCP also believes that successful and sustainable conservation practices must be locally-driven and has thus prioritized building local talent in the conservation field. 

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Zambian Carnivore Program longest on-going study in the world

Statistics

  • ZCP has the longest ongoing multi-site and multi-carnivore study in the world.

  • ZCP currently works in five key ecosystems across seven national parks, seven Game Management Areas, and parts of three Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs). 

  • ZCP covers the majority of Zambia’s large carnivore populations across 34,500 km2.

  • To date, over 60 Zambians have been trained in the conservation field, many of whom have joined the ZCP team.

top quality science

Conducting long-term studies, with a high publication rate in top peer-reviewed publications, that inform, guide, and evaluate management and conservation management priorities and decisions. Three long-term ecological research and monitoring projects across the country each over a decade in duration. One of the largest field-based carnivore conservation efforts on the continent.

Zambian Carnivore Programme ZCP build local conservation capacity + leadership through Conservation Clubs

Building Local Conservation Capacity and Leadership

ZCP has nurtured, mentored, and hired several students who came through their Conservation Clubs, supporting their higher education, including Masters and Ph.D. degrees abroad. These mentees have become highly capable conservation leaders. ZCP also provides training capacity building to conservationists at the DNPW.

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Effective Collaborations with Key Partners

ZCP has built relationships with partners in specialty fields such as education (e.g. Chipembele Wildlife Education Trust), anti-snaring and human-carnivore conflict (e.g. Conservation South Luangwa), wildlife crime (e.g. Wildlife Crime Prevention), and supporting protected area management (e.g. DNPW, African Parks).  ZCP also works with many other partners and stakeholders in conservation, including NGOs, tourism operators, universities (both local and abroad), and INGOs. 

“ZCP is really the only significant wildlife research organization in the country.” ~ ZCP Partner

“ZCP has resulted in more Zambians becoming qualified as PhDs and Masters in conservation-related fields than in any other country or NGO. This is a major achievement and legacy that they leave in Zambia.” ~ ZCP Partner