Center Director
Tanzania
B.S.
University of Dar-Es-Salaam (Tanzania)
Ph.D. in Ecology, Evolution and Behavior
University of Minnesota (MN, USA)
SFS 4910 Directed Research
SFS 3121 African Large Carnivores: Ecology and Conservation
SFS 3710 Techniques in Qildlife Management
In addition to his role at SFS, Bernard Kissui is the principal scientist for the long-term carnivore research and conservation project in the Maasai Steppe (Tarangire-Manyara ecosystem), Northern Tanzania. Dr. Kissui’s research team monitor lions and other large carnivores in and around the core protected areas within the ecosystem as they roam across this human-dominated landscape sprawling the northern savannahs of Tanzania. His current research in the Maasai steppe focuses on population monitoring and demographic studies, spatial-movement, and human-carnivore conflict mitigation, and working with pastoral communities to promote human-carnivore coexistence.
Dr. Kissui received his undergraduate degree from the University of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania and worked with the Serengeti Lion Project between for several years in Serengeti National Park and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
• Ecology, dynamics, and conservation of carnivore populations
• Human-carnivore conflict, mitigation, and management strategies
• Management and conservation of wildlife in human-dominated landscapes, understanding species in an environment where the aspects of human-wildlife coexistence can be assessed and promoted.