A century ago over 200,000 lions roamed Africa’s wild places. Today, due to habitat loss and human conflict it is estimated that around 20,000 remain, and a huge percentage of their viable habitat has been lost.

The Cabela Family Foundation has partnered with Zambeze Delta Conservation, Ivan Carter Wildlife Conservation Alliance, and ANAC to reverse this trend in the Zambeze Delta Ecosystem.

In the middle months of 2018, 24 lions were reintroduced into the ecosystem…

Cabela Family Foundation - 24Lions Built on a conservation platform, the Cabela Family Foundation enabled the largest reintroduction of lions in any ecosystem in history! This is the story.

In 1995 when Haldane started on this mission, wildlife was almost zero. Well managed responsible use of wildlife and the ecosystem has resulted in an expansion of game numbers. This is the very foundation upon which this initiative has been made possible, and with the very highest rate of success. The hunter’s dollars that flow through this area have funded this recovery in its entirety.

In 2018, 66 tons of sustainably harvested meat was distributed to the local community in return for a zero poaching policy.