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World Lion Day Inter-school’s Quiz 2014

As part of the World Lion Day campaign to educate and create awareness for the younger generation of the plight of the African Lion, Lion Encounter hosted a wildlife quiz for the primary schools of Victoria Falls. Four schools competed in a fiercely contested battle, which ended in a tie for first place, and for third place. After a sudden death bonus round, Baobab School emerged...

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Blue and Better

Recognising the need for a healthy learning environment, interns at the Livingstone Community Project took it upon themselves to revamp Maunga School. By setting up fundraising websites in the USA and UK, Shelby and Liana, were able to raise $2,824 to paint the classroom walls, purchase new desks and for sports equipment. After three days of hard work, and with the help of eight lion volunteers,...

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Sekani’s first kill

Another great walk in Livingstone, this time with the 2Ss! Sekani and Songwe came across a lone male impala; Sekani jumped straight for the throat and made a kill!! Songwe then joined and also went for the throat but Sekani had already done the deed! Massive congrats to Sekani who is fast becoming a great hunter of a lion. [iscmd_ytv]

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Grade 5 class brightens up

Vic Falls community volunteer, Chen Avraham, took it upon herself to go the extra mile to ensure that her Grade 5 class were retaining all her lessons. By making wall charts for the class, she was able to ensure that all the children were taking in all the information that she was sharing, and brighten up the class at the same time. The bright and colourful pictures have created an environment...

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Fire Management within the Victoria Falls National Park

Conservation research volunteers recently assisted authorities at the Victoria Falls Rainforest in implementing their fire management plan, which will help to stop the spread of fires within the precious rainforest. This work is especially important as we approach the dry season, when the risk of veldt fires is at its highest. In the event of a fire, the fire breaks will limit its movement and make...

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New adorable additions in Zambia

Nyika gave birth to four healthy cubs in the Dambwa Breeding site on the 6th May. The cubs were transferred to Lion Encounter on the 27th May, where they have been feeding well and beginning to interact with their older "S" siblings, who arrived 3 weeks before. The only male has been named Tunya, and the females; Tisa, Tula and Tanaka. You can follow their journey through the program via our Facebook...

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Certificate of Excellence Awarded

Lion Encounter Zambia and Lion Encounter Zimbabwe have yet again earned another Tripadvisor certificate of excellence, this time for 2014. The accolade, which honours hospitality excellence, is given to establishments that consistently achieve outstanding traveller reviews worldwide. The top 10% of businesses listed on Tripadvisor receive this prestigious award.[iscmd_ytv]

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Chinotimba Clinic Donations

Lion Encounter community volunteers recently spent a morning dropping off donations to mothers and their newborn babies at Chinotimba Clinic. The donations were made by past and present volunteers and included, warm clothes, blankets and some clinic supplies. Special thanks must got to returning volunteer, Laura Blokker, for her effort in bringing back so many supplies for the newborn children.[iscmd_ytv]

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New cubs for Victoria Falls

In May, Lion Encounter staff and volunteers were thrilled to welcome two new cubs to begin their first stage lion walks in Vic Falls. The two females, both four months old, have been named Vithikazi and Fumani. While both cubs have settled in really well, Vithikazi seems to have an endless amount of energy and confidence. All that energy means she has a massive appetite, and is constantly trying to take...

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Great news from Twabuka Reading Club

Lion Encounter Zambia were thrilled to receive literacy improvement resources from Axis Education Limited and reading assessment materials from Coventry University to be used at Twabuka Reading Club. This comes as a big boost to our work, as these materials have been donated to allow us to measure improvements in the children’s reading and comprehension levels. Along with our committed community...

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