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Leadership & Governance

Recovering lions requires dedicated, collaborative, innovative, thoughtful, and experienced talent from around the world.

The individuals below are valued colleagues working above and beyond their already demanding conservation roles to advance the goals of the Lion Recovery Fund. Their contributions give all of us hope that lions will recover and rebound.




Strategic Advisors

Hans Bauer

WILDCRU, OXFORD UNIVERSITY

Matthew Becker

ZAMBIAN CARNIVORE PROGRAMME

Shivani Bhalla

EWASO LIONS

Christine Bretienmoser

IUCN CAT SPECIALIST GROUP

Urs Breitenmoser

IUCN CAT SPECIALIST GROUP

Renee Bumpus

HOUSTON ZOO

Amy Dickman

WILDCRU, OXFORD UNIVERSITY

Stephanie Dolrenry

LION GUARDIANS

Paul Funston

PANTHERA

Chris Gordon

ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON

Leela Hazzah

LION GUARDIANS

Philipp Henschel

PANTHERA

Andy Loveridge

WILDCRU, OXFORD UNIVERSITY

David Macdonald

WILDCRU, OXFORD UNIVERSITY

Craig Packer

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

Jeffrey “Jefe” Parrish

PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS/TOMPKINS CONSERVATION

Chris Roche

WILDERNESS SAFARIS LIONSCAPE COALITION

Etotépé A. Sogbohossou

LABORATOIRE D’ECOLOGIE APPLIQUÉE, UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY-CALAVI

Tim Tear

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY

Pricelia Tumenta

THE UNIVERSITY OF DSCHANG

Hugo van der Westhuizen

FRANKFURT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Lance Williams

LANMAR FUND

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Photography Credits: Daniel Rosenbaum