Joseph Hamm

No lions were milked in the course of this research

“Milking the lions”: An analysis of conservation performance payments in eastern and southern Africa Conservation performance payments (CPPs) aim to encourage coexistence between humans and large carnivores by tying payments to species presence or abundance. While there is growing interest in the de...

Our paper "Milking the lions" was published today. It's all about a conservation approach that pays people for the presence of predators.

Thanks to amazing co-authors @georgeholmes.bsky.social, @mbmabele.bsky.social, and Julia Martin-Ortega

Read the paper (open access): doi.org/10.1111/csp2...