Climate Change
Climate change represents a major threat to global biodiversity, and in the Serengeti-Mara Ecosystem it is apparent as increased variability and irregularity of rainfall.
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
Travelling Tanzania with a generator
Will a program about ecosystems and ecosystem services affect the views or be of any interest to people living in the Serengeti-Mara-ecosystem? 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
PhD on small mammals of Serengeti ecosystem
I am a PhD candidate working on Influence of land use types on the Distribution, Population Dynamics and Habitat selection of small mammals. 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
Human-carnivore conflict
Second, round in my research I did two-task; playbacks and livestock chemoprophylactic program (incentive to the community). Read more
An underappreciated ecosystem service?
The mass drownings of wildebeest are equivalent to chucking a blue whale into the Mara river every month says Ed Young, Science writer at The Atlantic. Read more
Wild animal stocks in Kenya have drastically declined
In accordance with other reports, researchers from AfricanBioServices partner organization, the University of Hohenheim in Germany can conclude… Read more