Barbary Lion

Thoughts of Dr Simon Black, Lecturer in Conservation Science DICE, University of Kent: conservation, ecology, human wildlife conflict, reintroduction, genetics.

[Barbary Lion @BigBarbaryCat]

Some great stats on rat eradication and goat removal from Redonda (time, number, effort). Do you have any comparisons with similar island eradications? - it seems really effective @specieswithshan
#DICECON20 #ConsEffect1

[Shanna 🦸🏾‍♀️🌎 @specieswithshan]

4) With our team of volunteers, the population of approx. 6,000 rats 🐀 collapsed within 2 weeks! The #RatEradication lasted 2 months and ended April 2017. #GoatRelocation involved fencing, hand-catching of goats 🐐 and transport by helicopter to Antigua #DICECON20 #ConsEffect1

[Ewaso Lions @EwasoLions]

A morning with a rarely seen striped hyaena. The hyaena was keeping a close eye on 2 spotted hyaenas in the distance. #stripedhyaena #hyaena #wildlife #northernkenya @wildnetorg @InsideNatGeo @WhitleyAwards

[Barbary Lion @BigBarbaryCat]

@Hhhisarahhh
#LandLive1 #DICECON20

[Barbary Lion @BigBarbaryCat]

Absolutely! Work with different cultures requires us to be humble, to recognise our own cultural beliefs & irrationalities ('need for a holiday', 'shopping on a saturday', 'having to respond to social media' perhaps!!). We must meet people at a place of dignity not difference.

[Barbary Lion @BigBarbaryCat]

Absolutely! Work with different cultures requires us to be humble, to recognise our own cultural beliefs & irrationalities ('need for a holiday', 'shopping on a saturday', 'having to respond to social media' perhaps!!). We must meet people at a place of dignity not difference.

[Sarah Humphrys @Hhhisarahhh]

6. This all MATTERS esp. if ⬇️ respect 4 fady means ⬆️ hunting of threatened species or loss/degradation of habitats once sacred.

Gotta understand local attitudes/values if we want effective conservation projects that make sense in a particular place✌️

#LandLive1 #DICECON20

[Barbary Lion @BigBarbaryCat]

Replying to

Useful to see how a focused systematic review based on a reasonable hypothesis flushes out species impacted by a threat missed in species specific reviews. Good use of a systematic review. Which were the biggest surprises ? #HumWild1 #DICECON20 @GaleaEcology

[Ben Galea @punkprimate]

4/6 #HumWild1 #DICECON20 Results so far show that the impact of transportation & service corridors on primates has been underestimated. Many more species have been shown to be threatened by them than are listed by the @IUCNRedList (just 92 species). Lots of knowledge gaps exist.

[Barbary Lion @BigBarbaryCat]

Do younger members of families which experience negative effects of lion predation on livestock still have a positive attitude towards lions? #DICECON20 #Humwild1
@LMaamai

[Barbary Lion @BigBarbaryCat]

Where real predation effects understandably influence attitude we need to work with communites to identify and design interventions which make a difference - then the attitude change comes for free! #DICECON20 #Humwild1
@LMaamai

[Barbary Lion @BigBarbaryCat]

Issues affecting lions are cultural as well as biological #DICECON20 #Humwild1
@LMaamai

[Barbary Lion @BigBarbaryCat]

Cultural expectations and traditions are deeply embedded in most communities; what makes sense to some does not make sense to others. We need to learn how to access and influence people to support conservation goals.

[Barbary Lion @BigBarbaryCat]

Cultural expectations and traditions are deeply embedded in most communities; what makes sense to some does not make sense to others. We need to learn how to access and influence people to support conservation goals.

[Emma Ackerley @EmmaAckerley27]

The cat's whiskers: new way of counting lions could boost conservation efforts. @SimonDures
thoughts?
https://t.co/2Fu83efof5

[Barbary Lion @BigBarbaryCat]

Egyptian lions from 700BC could probably have been from the local remnant of the Barbary lion clade of North Africa

[CNN @CNN]

Egypt has unveiled an unprecedented discovery of dozens of mummified sacred animals, including cats, crocodiles and two lion cubs, found during the excavation of a tomb of a royal priest https://t.co/uTwJsUSGEi

[Barbary Lion @BigBarbaryCat]

https://t.co/nWmGewAzHi via @researchgate

[Barbary Lion @BigBarbaryCat]

New book on Species Conservation and its management featured at https://t.co/euCCTPbYt8 https://t.co/QIBUKmUzZr

[IUCN CPSG @IUCN_CPSG]

A new book on species conservation is out! https://t.co/YOOv90uuls

[Barbary Lion @BigBarbaryCat]

Limitations of protected area approaches for conserving lions means that perhaps a range-wide initiative is needed https://t.co/xvVhNEWJBH and https://t.co/sdaYRgf6MO

[Barbary Lion @BigBarbaryCat]

People's real need to deal with lion conflict can drive impressive new solutions. https://t.co/MIpsZzD3uR

[Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) @BonnConvention]

See how a genius Kenyan teenager works hard to end the human-lion conflict. Lion conservation & community participation on #CMSCOP12 agenda.

[Barbary Lion @BigBarbaryCat]

How to win another 10 years for the Moroccan Lions - most likely descendents of the North African 'Barbary' Lion https://t.co/Dc0xIOM8O2

[Barbary Lion @BigBarbaryCat]

Just a reminder referring back to my earlier posts. Whether in a zoo, wildlife park or game reserve, a lion is first and foremost a predator https://t.co/94D2QTTMsQ

[Barbary Lion @BigBarbaryCat]

Rewilding Britiain? I nearly drove into an adult wild boar on a rural road in Kent last night when getting my son from a party. @RewildingB

[Barbary Lion @BigBarbaryCat]

Read the blog on leadership at https://t.co/i1DujXFVhD

[Barbary Lion @BigBarbaryCat]

Interested in conservation leadership roles? Check out insights at @DurrellWildlife and @Durrell_Academy https://t.co/YBzPBShXhw

[Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust @DurrellWildlife]

What advice would you give to someone stepping into their 1st conservation leadership role?
Dr Simon Black tells us: https://t.co/iDN10xbb6i