Research
Applying research to our wildlife conservation strategies.
The Aim of research in conservation is to be able to achieve practical solutions to conservation problems through original scientific research. The research team’s mission is to conduct research on the ecology and conservation of wildlife, other endangered species and their habitat, and contribute in addressing pertinent global problems facing biodiversity (e.g., climate change, habitat restoration, sustainable conservation and development, building local community resilience and adaptation to climate change, and human-wildlife conflicts etc.). In effort to realize its mission and fulfill its national mandate, the department places special emphasize on nonhuman primates and as a model to understand different facets of ecology and biodiversity conservation,a key function of the is capacity building in the field of Wildlife management, environmental studies and conservation biology both locally and internationally Due to shrinking habitats because of human as well as natural causes increased human – wildlife interactions are inevitable and therefore the research team has also expanded its research to include the larger ecosystem approach in tackling environmental issues brought by anthropogenic impacts. This includes investigating the influence of land use changes and climate on mammal diversity.
We match our decades worth of experience on the ground with pioneering scientific research to add a new dimension to our work across the continent. GPS collars on priority populations of elephants help us identify which land must be conserved while radio collars on lions allow us to track population trends, seasonal movement patterns, and mortality. Incisive geographical information systems and mapping inform our conservation strategies so even remote landscapes are protected.
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