The collapse of wildlife migrations in Kenya and Tanzania
Wildlife migrations in Kenya and Tanzania are collapsing because of human interference. Watch the animation video…Read more
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Teatime in the Serengeti
Tanzania is well known for its tea. Chai tea is drunk every day and Tanzanians are proud of the various local tea types produced in the country. Entering Tanzania with a couple of suitcases full of generic Lipton teabags (other brands available)…Read more
Vultures respond to auditory cues
Vultures and other avian scavengers characteristically circle the skies, scanning the ground for carcasses. New research has revealed that these birds can, in addition to sight, respond to auditory cues indicative of potential foraging opportunities. To date, Africa’s vultures have been thought to rely exclusively on eyesight whilst foraging. This may be either through the
Tolerant scientists produce better science
A brand new open access e-book helps future conservation scientists prepare themselves for interdisciplinary research with collaborators from diverse backgrounds. How can young conservation scientists learn to be tolerant and work with diverse partners to produce better science in order to save nature? Dr. Mary Mildred Stith, one of the authors of the new open
Restoring Norwegian mountains and African savannahs
Humans have altered terrestrial ecosystems to such a degree that the Earth’s most recent geological time period is referred to as the Anthropocene; the epoch influenced by man. Habitats are degraded so rapidly…Read more
The Giving Trees of the African Savannahs
Shel Silverstein’s classic children’s novel, “The Giving Tree”, details the relationship between a boy and a tree. In the course of the boy’s life the tree provides the boy with everything: Read more
Play as Practice: Games for a better future in the Serengeti Ecosytem
AfricanBioServices has created its own board game that informs local communities about conservation in East Africa while they are having fun. Read more
Local communities are more than just data points
At the end of a field trip at the border of Maasai Mara National Park, Kenya, interviewing local communities, I had a bright idea that our community facilitator owned land and could fill in one of our interview questionnaires. Read more
NTNU Master students – Doing our field work in Serengeti
We, Marit, Vilde and Anders, all Norwegian master students in Ecology and Natural Resources Management, headed out to Serengeti one after the other from January to the end of December 2017. Read more
Reflection on my fieldwork as my journey draws to an end
Crossing the Kenya border around re-election time can really make you nervous but thankfully, everything went well. Read more