Managing African lions for future generations to enjoy

LiMF Mission

To provide a platform for the development and sharing of best practice guidelines for managed wild lions in South Africa through facilitating relevant research, risk assessments and socio-economic development initiatives.

LiMF will achieve this through:

• Recognition of the contribution that lion makes to conservation, culture and economics in South Africa
• Integrated and common approach to conservation management across conservation agencies and the private sector
• A holistic ecosystem approach rather than a species-specific approach
• Broadly inclusive of all stakeholders
• Incorporating economic outputs and outcomes into an integrated plan
• Applying ethical principles to defining best practice management for lion
• Using evidence based decision-making
• Documented and agreed best practice for planning, management, monitoring, and directed research guiding lion conservation
• Alignment with regional and international laws, policies, guidelines, and strategies.