PREVENTING HWC IN TANZANIA AND UGANDA
We are dedicated to stopping HWC and besides our work in Tanzania, we have stopped lions from being killed in Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda. We have installed lights from the Kenya border in Tanzania south to areas around Ruaha National Park, everywhere that people are living close to parks, wildlife management areas, or hunting blocks.
Saving Animals With Lights
Our lights are custom made in China, are almost indestructible, and last approximately 5 years. Each light has its own solar panel and works independently of the others. We also have kept elephants out of crops, swimming pools, and kitchens at camps. The predators that we save are lions, leopards, cheetahs, wild dogs, and hyenas. Sometimes even caracals and serval cats try for a baby goat or sheep so they are protected too. The bomas are easy for a leopard to jump over, or a hyena to dig under. Lions like to stand at one side and growl, causing the cattle to push the far side of the boma over and run out into the dark where the rest of the pride is waiting.
Helping Preserve Tanzanian Wildlife
With the human population continually increasing, our wildlife is becoming more threatened. Less habitat for predators has caused their population to decrease dramatically and HWC to increase just as dramatically. This is why we do what we do.
Adopt a Boma Program
We believe adopting a boma will help protect the livestock, wildlife, and the people who build the bomas. By keeping predators at bay, the people get to keep their animals from harm’s way. With the wild animals far from the community, the families will now have a greater opportunity to connect to the outside world.