In order to help the Conservancy farmers effectively, we as DeLHRA,
signed MOU's (Memorandums of Understanding) with 5 Conservancies in the Kunene
Region:
Sorris-Sorris
Conservancy
Torra
Conservancy
Anabeb
Consevancy
Sesfontein
Conservancy
Purros
Coservancy
saving the desert lions
how we support the farmers
To assist communal
and commercial farmers in the prevention and mitigation of conflict situations
involving predators (desert lions especially) preying on livestock and/or
domestic animals through intervention by providing fortifying materials for
upgrading and building of facilities
e.g. corrals used for keeping
livestock, providing of equipment for deterring predators from attacking
livestock, sourcing funding through soliciting sponsors/donors to finance the
above as well as to establish a compensation fund to ensure market related
compensation for losses suffered by participating farmers who qualifies for
compensation
To liaise with and
educate communities in affected conservancies in order to pursue long term
solutions pertaining to the above
To establish, promote
and support avenues through which tourism in affected community conservancies
can add value to the welfare of communities and farmers distinguishing
predators as an asset to communities and farmers
To prevent
disturbance to, injury of, unnatural death to or by any human action
threatening the well-being and survival of the Namibian desert lion
To promote harmony
between affected conservancy communities and predators to the maximum benefit
of both by eliminating the need for, or frustrations leading to retaliatory or
revenge killings of predators by livestock owners and farmers
