I hold a master’s degree in biology from the Open University of Tanzania. The general objective was about determining the influence of the international ivory trade ban on the hippo populations of the Katavi-Rukwa-Lukwati ecosystem. There were speculations that hippo teeth trade was on the rise following the ban because hippo teeth could be curved the same way like the elephant tusks. Before that, I attained a bachelor’s degree in zoology and wildlife ecology from the University of Dar es Salaam. Currently, I am finalizing a five-year Ph.D. in wildlife management and ecology at the Sokoine University of Agriculture in Tanzania. The general objective is to investigate rodent community ecological characteristics in maize crop fields, fallow lands and the wooded grassland within Kijereshi Game Reserve in the western Serengeti, Tanzania. I have learnt and utilized a number of modern ecological research skills, analytical techniques and programmes including R package. I have been working in the field of wildlife for 22 years. During this period I have worked at various managerial posts and have been involved in multiple research projects (including some on the influence of local beliefs on chimpanzees). At the moment, I and other colleagues are running a long-term ecology-based small mammal project at SFS Tanzania.