Professor in Wildlife Ecology
Kenya
Ph.D. in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Biology
University of Leicester (United Kingdom)
M.Sc. in Biology and Conservation
University of Nairobi (Kenya)
B.Sc. in Botany and Zoology
University of Nairobi (Kenya)
SFS 3720 Wildlife Ecology
(The School for Field Studies)
SFS 4910 Directed Research
(The School for Field Studies)
SFS 3500 Wildlife Management and Conservation
(The School for Field Studies)
I am an ecologist, environment and conservation biology expert with enormous cross-functional experience and expertise in; wildlife and range ecology, conservation biology, community conservation and natural resources management spanning more than 20years. I have a more than 20 years proven experience in teaching and mentoring University graduate and undergraduate students. I hold a BSc. Honors Degree in Botany and Zoology, and a MSc. Degree in Conservation Biology from the University of Nairobi, Kenya. I earned by Ph.D. Degree in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Biology from the University of Leicester in Britain in 1994. My teaching career began early 1994 when I joined the University of Nairobi as a lecturer in the Department of Zoology. I later joined the School for Field Studies (SFS) in Fall 2000 as a Wildlife Ecology Resident Faculty at the Kilimanjaro Bush Camp, in Kimana, Kenya.
I have participated in numerous consultancy assignments cutting across different disciplines including; human-wildlife conflicts, range and water resources management, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), socio-economic baseline surveys, community conservation and wildlife surveys. Some of the key skills I possess include; assessment of human-wildlife conflicts and mitigation strategies, evaluation of water resources status and utilization, installation of water use and discharge monitoring “tools”, evaluation of watershed environmental integrity and Ecosystems Services(ES),designing and conducting wildlife surveys and monitoring, environmental assessment and planning, writing of natural resources conservation proposals and technical reports, development/writing of management plans for protected areas, planning and conducting; environmental audits (EAs), environmental and social impact assessment (EIA), social, natural resources, ecological and vegetation surveys, logistics planning and coordination, ecosystem and biodiversity resources characterization and analysis, facilitation of scientific seminars/conferences and workshops.
As a biologist, my research interests are diverse but my key interest is in; wildlife and range ecology, water use and bush meat dynamics. My hobbies include playing volleyball, hiking and listening to country music.
Fall 2013-Spring 2014: A landscape analysis of the environmental and water status along the Kimana-Kikarankot River system, Amboseli Ecosystem
Spring 2011-Spring 2013: A landscape analysis of the environmental and water status along the Noolturesh River system, Amboseli Ecosystem
Spring 2007 – Fall 2010: Range condition changes and their trends in the Maasai group ranches of the Amboseli region and their impacts on the environment, local livelihoods and wildlife conservation
Summer 2008: An assessment of attitudes towards elephants and wildlife conservation among the youth of the Amboseli-Tsavo wildlife dispersal areas
Spring 2008: The impact of tourism and other anthropogenic activities on the behaviour and ecology of Olive baboon in the Lake Manyara Region of Northern Tanzania
Summer 2007: Perspectives of developers and commercial stakeholders on wildlife conservation in the Kitengela wildlife dispersal area
June-August 2006: A preliminary survey on wildlife poaching for bush meat in the Amboseli region, Southern Kajiado District
Fall 2004-Fall 2006: The impacts of large herbivores and humans on the ecological status and dynamics of critical wildlife – habitats in the dispersal area between Tsavo/Chyulu and Amboseli National Parks. This research investigated the effects of humans and the African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) on woody species in Acacia tortilis woodlands in the Maasai group ranches of the Amboseli region
Fall 2002-Spring 2004: The impact of Maasai settlements (bomas) on ethno-medicinal and useful non-medicinal woody species in Kuku Group Ranch, Southern Kajiado District
2002-2003: Use and availability of tree and shrub resources in Kuku Group Ranch, Southern Kajiado District
Fall 2000-Spring 2002: An assessment of ethno-botanical resources: their potential, utilization and threats in Kuku Group Ranch, Southern Kajiado District