Everywhere we look around the world, humans and wildlife are in an ever-growing competition for scarce resources, habitats, and even basic survival. Unfortunately, this often leads to violent encounters with deadly results for both.

Maono Conservation Media believes that increased awareness and knowledge are vital components of any approach to lessen human/wildlife conflict, the bushmeat trade, and the illegal trade in wildlife parts.

The greatest threat to lions, for instance, is retaliatory killings as a consequence of the predation of livestock. With approximately 20,000 lions left in the wild, we must do more to educate local people in alternative ways to avoid these deadly confrontations. MCM sees multiple opportunities to create educational media projects that help spread knowledge about building better livestock enclosures, empower tribespeople to become lion guardians, and provide local villages with improved ways to discourage lions from raiding cattle.

The challenge with lions is only one example of the many places where human/wildlife conflict is wreaking havoc on populations of wild animals and increasingly humans.

The bushmeat and illegal wildlife trade affect a wide variety of species. From elephants to pangolins to giraffes, consumer demand for these products drives many species closer to the brink.

Our foundational belief is that community-based change comes from education. It’s about finding the people who are implementing successful solutions and bringing their experience, knowledge, and innovations to broader audiences that will benefit from new approaches to old problems.