We’re proud to support conservation efforts in Queen Elizabeth National Park – home to Uganda’s iconic tree-climbing lions and one of only a few places in Africa where this behaviour is observed.

Through LoRaWAN-enabled conservation technology, UCF and partners are helping protect one of the park’s remaining lion populations while strengthening coexistence between wildlife and neighbouring communities.

Thanks to support from Cisco and Actility, a Netmore Company, LoRaWAN infrastructure is enabling real-time monitoring of lion movements, ranger operations, and environmental conditions across the landscape. Integrated with EarthRanger software, the system helps our teams respond faster to human-lion conflict incidents, improve patrol coordination, and make more informed, data-driven conservation decisions.

This work is especially critical in Queen Elizabeth, where lion populations have declined dramatically in recent decades due to poaching, habitat pressure, and retaliatory killings linked to livestock predation. By improving tracking and early-warning capabilities, connected technologies are helping safeguard both lions and local livelihoods.

A huge thank you to Connected Conservation Foundation, the Uganda Wildlife Authority, our technology partners, Off-Grid Consulting Ltd, and all the dedicated teams working on the ground every day to make this possible.

Read more about this project on Connected Conservation Foundation’s website →