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SUMMARY:Money\, myths and man-eaters - Dr Amy Dickman\, University of Oxfo
 rd
DTSTART:20191127T170000Z
DTEND:20191127T183000Z
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CONTACT:Julia Grosse
DESCRIPTION:Amy established the Ruaha Carnivore Project in southern Tanzan
 ia in 2009\, one of the most important areas in the world for lions\, leop
 ards and cheetahs. This remote landscape had been largely ignored by resea
 rchers but suffers the highest rate of lion killing documented in East Afr
 ica\, as lions and other carnivores impose high costs on poverty-stricken 
 local people.  Amy and her Tanzanian team are researching the ecology of 
 these vital populations and working to develop conservation plans and redu
 ce human-carnivore conflict. The project focuses on reducing carnivore att
 acks on livestock\, providing local communities with real benefits from ca
 rnivore presence\, and training the next generation of local conservation 
 leaders. It has been a challenging endeavour\, given the remote location a
 nd the initial hostility of the secretive and little-known Barabaig tribe 
 responsible for most lion killing. Amy will discuss the significance of th
 is project\, the difficulties of working in an area where witchcraft and m
 ythology abound\, and the conservation successes that are emerging from th
 is important work
LOCATION:David Attenborough Building\, New Museums Site\, Pembroke St.\, C
 ambridge\, CB2 3QZ
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