The Masai Mara: ‘It will not be long before it’s gone’
The Masai Mara region is about to become an environmental disaster. Joseph Ogutu, actively involved in AfricanBioServices comments on the situation… Read more
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Serengeti animal tracker – a mobile phone app with many features
A team of University of Glasgow students, led by research fellow and AfricanBioServices participant, Dr Grant Hopcraft… Read more
Teklehaymanot Weldemichel in German magazine Natur
Teklehaymanot Weldemichel, PhD candidate at the Department of Geography at NTNU, Norway and connected to the AfricanBioServices project… Read more
Video from Hanne about her field work in Tanzania
Watch the video from Hanne Marstrand Andersen from the Norwegian Unviersity of Natural Sciences and Technology (NTNU). Hanne did field work for her master’s thesis in Tanzania. Read more
New book about road ecology
Several authors associated with AfricanBioServices contributed to the newly released book “Northern Serengeti Road Ecology”. Read more
MSc thesis from the Univ. of Copenhagen on protected area-people relations
On December 5th 2016, a Master’s thesis affiliated with the AfricanBioServices project was completed at the University of Copenhagen (UCPH). Read more
Call to stop African eco-disaster
A scientist from the James Cook University in Australia has warned of an environmental catastrophe in Africa’s world-famous Serengeti national park if planned new dams are built. Read more
The Masais unknown cousin
They live side by side with the Masai and hold a culture where rituals and music play an important role. The Sonjo tribe’s harvesting ceremony is the most central ritual. Read more
Laikipia in the Balance
A fraught mix of politics, drought, ancient livelihoods and modern-day pressures is putting Kenya’s Laikipia County at the forefront of increasingly violent acts…Read more
Drought in East Africa affects migration
In the huge annual migration in Serengeti National Park, up to 2 million wildebeest, zebras and gazelles travel a great distance between Tanzania and Kenya. Read more