Support an elephant conservation effort in zambia s north luangwa national park (nlnp) and surrounding game management areas by strengthening elephant protection and biological monitoring and…

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $760,640 project grant under the African Elephant Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.620) to support an elephant conservation effort in Zambia's North Luangwa National Park and surrounding areas. The grant will fund: (1) providing 3,300 field ration packs for extended anti-poaching patrols, (2) refurbishing the project's aircraft engine to enable sustained aerial monitoring operations, and (3) procuring two new vehicles and 345,000 liters of fuel for field conservation activities, including responding to human-wildlife conflict incidents. The grant was awarded to the Frankfurt Zoological Society - U.S., Inc., a non-profit organization focused on wildlife conservation, which will partner with its German affiliate, Zoologische Gesellschaft Frankfurt VON 1858 E.V., to implement the conservation activities. The project aims to conserve the approximately 20,000 African savanna elephants in the Luangwa-Zambezi Valley ecosystem by addressing the impacts of poaching and human-elephant conflict.

Support an elephant conservation effort in zambia s north luangwa national park (nlnp) and surrounding game management areas by strengthening elephant protection and biological monitoring and enhancing human-elephant coexistence. As part of the luangwa-zambezi valley savanna elephant stronghold, this ecosystem is home to zambias largest population of elephants, with approximately 20,000 individuals. This project is intended to conserve african savanna elephants and their habitat by addressing the impacts of poaching and human-elephant conflict (HEC). Specific activities include: (1) providing adequate rations (3,300 field ration packs) for extended anti-poaching patrols (2) refurbishing the projects husky aircraft engine to support sustained and safe aerial monitoring operations and (3) provisioning of two new vehicles and fuel (345,000 liters) for game management area conservation field activities, including response to human-wildlife conflict incidents.