Eyes on Cows to save African Lions
Using the knowledge that lions are ambush predators, Taronga’s Dr Neil Jordan together with UNSW Sydney, have created the Eye-Cow Project. This is a simple and low-cost attempt to reduce livestock-carnivore conflict by painting eyes on the hinds of cattle. This approach relies on the prediction that ambush predators such as lions will abandon the hunt when they are ‘seen’ by their prey.
While lion conservation isn’t as simple or easy as painting eyes on livestock, it’s ideas like these we at Taronga encourage and nurture. You can be part of exciting and innovative projects like these when you donate today.