07/23/2025Project updateBuilding for the Future: NLCP Establishes New Operational Base at Mano
07/23/2025Project updateBuilding for the Future: NLCP Establishes New Operational Base at Mano
As the North Luangwa Conservation Programme (NLCP) nears its 40th anniversary in 2026, it reflects decades of growth, resilience, and impact. From three ranger houses at the start of the DNPW–FZS partnership, it now employs over 300 Scouts to protect one of Zambia’s key conservation landscapes, with infrastructure evolving alongside … Read more
07/22/2025Project updateVoices of Change: Youth Driving Education and Girls’ Health in Zambia
07/22/2025Project updateVoices of Change: Youth Driving Education and Girls’ Health in Zambia
When education is interrupted, communities lose future leaders—and conservation loses future stewards. In Zambia’s North Luangwa landscape, a new FZS initiative is changing that dynamic by keeping girls in school and challenging the social barriers that hold them back.
07/16/2025Project updateDocumentary Chronicles Landmark Lion Reintroduction in Zambia’s Nsumbu National Park
07/16/2025Project updateDocumentary Chronicles Landmark Lion Reintroduction in Zambia’s Nsumbu National Park
What does it take to recover an ecosystem? Can the return of a species revive cultural identity and build pride in a landscape? “Abashimba – Return of Lions to Nsumbu” celebrates conservation collaboration, and offers an intimate look at the science, partnerships, and people behind this ecosystem’s revival.
07/10/2025Project updateBeyond the Numbers: Measuring Conservation Impact in Mozambique’s Zambezi Delta
07/10/2025Project updateBeyond the Numbers: Measuring Conservation Impact in Mozambique’s Zambezi Delta
Discover how FZS is redefining conservation impact in Mozambique’s Zambezi Delta with a new evidence-based framework that links actions to outcomes, supports local communities, and guides smarter decision-making.
06/18/2025Project updateThe people protecting Putumayo’s biodiversity
06/18/2025Project updateThe people protecting Putumayo’s biodiversity
Putumayo is rich in biodiversity, which needs protection against a number of threats. Local communities play a crucial role in safeguarding their ecosystems through conservation efforts that also support their livelihoods.
04/25/2025Project updateHope for Kulan: Learning and Moving Forward
04/25/2025Project updateHope for Kulan: Learning and Moving Forward
In 2024, we completed one of the longest overland wildlife translocations in history, moving 24 Kulans to rewild the Torgai steppe. This major milestone brought hard lessons, including unexpected losses, but by openly confronting the challenges and swiftly adapting our strategies, we are strengthening our efforts to secure a resilient … Read more
03/14/2025Project updateOff to new shores – our project in the Zambezi Delta
03/14/2025Project updateOff to new shores – our project in the Zambezi Delta
Since early 2024, FZS has been active in the Marromeu Conservation Area in Mozambique for the first time. Elsabe van der Westhuizen, who has coordinated FZS projects in Zambia and Zimbabwe together with her husband Hugo for over 25 years, reports on her experiences as the midwife of a new … Read more
03/27/2023Project updateFour kulans for Alibi
03/27/2023Project updateFour kulans for Alibi
Last November, FZS supported a transport of kulans to the Torgai steppe in central Kazakhstan for the third time. Veterinary student Anne Dohrmann took part in this translocation. In freezing temperatures, she spent many weeks at the remote reintroduction site and ranger station “Alibi” to observe the new arrivals
12/15/2022Project updateNorth Luangwa National Park awarded for conservation excellence
12/15/2022Project updateNorth Luangwa National Park awarded for conservation excellence
At COP15 in Montreal, Canada, the IUCN announced that North Luangwa National Park is the first Park in Zambia to be part of its Green List, which recognizes protected areas that have been fairly governed, effectively managed and that respect local communities through fair and meaningful engagement.
12/15/2022Project updateMore Kulan return home
12/15/2022Project updateMore Kulan return home
Four Kulan, an Asiatic wild ass, were transported 2,100 km by helicopter to an area where the species once roamed.
11/30/2022Project updateFZS Ukraine adapts
11/30/2022Project updateFZS Ukraine adapts
Our work in Ukraine has changed since February 2022 due to the uncertain situation, setbacks encountered, and safety concerns for our employees in Lviv and in the Carpathians. Despite the challenges, we have been able to make progress.
11/16/2022Project updateConservation and the next generation
11/16/2022Project updateConservation and the next generation
The FZS team in Indonesia educates young students about the natural world and conservation through hands-on lessons.