Latest News from CSL
Conservation South Luangwa (CSL) shares their positive news that elephant poaching in South Luangwa has continued to reduce for a second consecutive year.
“After over 15 years of increasing elephant poaching, we are thrilled to let you know that from 2018 – 2020, elephant mortalities have reduced by 66%.”
From 116 mortalities in 2018, to 71 in 2019, they recorded just 41 in 2020. This is a major achievement brought about by their holistic approach which includes a combination of ground and aerial anti-poaching patrols, increased support to investigations by partners Wildlife Crime Prevention and their Human-Wildlife conflict programs.
“With the recent IUCN Red List reclassification of African savanna elephants from vulnerable to endangered, this success in Zambia proves that it is possible to put a stop to poaching and reverse elephant declines.“
CSL also reported more good news – for the first time in well over a decade no snared lions were reported. They believe this is due to extensive anti-snaring work and the community ‘clean sweeps’ who removed over 450 wire snares from the bush in 4 months.
Check out more news from CSL in their latest newsletter and read their 2020 Annual Report online. You can find out more about all their projects on their website at cslzambia.org and check out their Facebook Page for up to date news and information.