Established in 2003, APW’s livestock predation prevention project focuses on empowering villagers with the skills they need to collect comprehensive information on livestock depredation incidences and to utilize their information to develop and implement preventative measures that minimize the attacks of large carnivores on their livestock. Participating villages progress through a fluid, four-step process including (1) village-based monitoring, (2) information exchange, education and strategic development via community forums, (3) implementation of conflict avoidance strategies and (4) long-term monitoring and project evaluation. Information collected by village predation monitors indicate that attacks by lions, leopards and hyenas result in an economic loss of more than $10,000 per year, a hefty loss for people living below the poverty line.

How Can I Help?

Sponsor a village livestock predation officer!

For one month ~$150

For one year ~$1800