John J Jackson, III |
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John is the founder and Chairman of Conservation Force, a non-profit INGO, member of IUCN, CITES International Observer and UN Observer, with volunteer board members and advisor specialists that are or have been members of the IUCN Cat Specialist Group from its inception. Under John’s leadership Conservation Force has spearheaded and supported lion conservation activities across all of Africa, from Benin to RSA. These have included initiating, coordinating, co-funding, and participating in strategic regional lion action planning workshops, many national lion action plans, and local plans in communal and private conservancies such as Save and Bubye Valley Conservancies; lion population estimate research in Kruger National Park; and periodic community quota setting in Namibian conservancies, among many other successful “smart” activities to perpetuate African lion in the wild. Conservation Force has also been active in cheetah, jaguar, and leopard projects as well as other species from rhino and elephant in Africa to Markhor in Pakistan and Tajikistan. Conservation Force initiated and funded the “Chardonnet Report” on the status of African lion as well as spearheaded the introduction of the aging of lion in tourist hunting along with Craig Packer and Carol Whitman. Conservation Force supports sustainable use as a tool to motivate local authorities and land owners and occupiers to generate operating revenue and create infrastructure for lion management and conservation. Generally, the projects in Eastern and Southern Africa have proven successful and self-sustaining in maintaining and restoring habitat, prey, management budget revenue, and dependent lion populations. John is also an active member of the Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Specialist Group of the Species Survival Commission of IUCN, was the President of the Sustainable Use Commission of CIC for more than a decade, and is a member of similar committees of The Wildlife Society and the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.
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