A local cattle farmer in Botswana's Okavango Delta supported by the CLAWS Conservancy and Wilderness initiative.
For generations, rural cattle farmers in the northern reaches of Botswana's Okavango Delta have carried the heavy burden of coexisting with Africa’s most formidable apex predators.
The ongoing threat of livestock loss has historically deprived families of their livelihoods, leading to a volatile landscape that culminated in tragedy in 2013.
In 2013, a severe human-wildlife conflict crisis occurred in northern Botswana when rural farmers, exasperated by ongoing livestock losses, resorted to indiscriminate poisoning and shooting of lions.
Thirteen years later, Wilderness, a safari operator, in partnership with the non-profit CLAWS Conservancy, won the Economies category at Virtuoso's 2026 Global Stewardship Awards in Las Vegas.
