Wild Dogs, Cheetahs & Communities in Northern Kenya
Kenya Rangelands Wild Dog & Cheetah Project
PI: Rosie Woodroffe(Zoological Society London) PhD: Helen O’Neill
Stefanie Strebel
Kenya Rangelands Wild Dog & Cheetah
Project• Originally Samburu-Laikipia Wild Dog Project (2001)
• Addition of Sarah Durant (Serengeti Cheetah Project, ZSL) as project partner and Helen O’Neill as a PhD student studying connectivity and movement
• Collaboration with Zeitz Foundation (project partner): community outreach
Current ResearchActivities
• Fostering coexistence with people and livestock– Monitoring livestock predation – Refining livestock husbandry– Determining prey availability– Evaluating land use
• Developing management guidelines for infectious disease
• Identifying movement corridors – GPS collars– Mapping barriers
• Developing non-invasive survey methods:– Faecal DNA– Spoor Surveys– Camera Trapping– Photo IDs– Scout-based monitoring
Monitoring & Community Outreach• Liasing with other Conservancies (Managers,
Security and Rangers)- Losiaba- Ol Doinyo Lemboro- Segera- Ol Pejeta- Ol Jogi- Sosian- Ilngwesi Community
Conservancy
- West Gate Community Conservancy
- Naibunga Conservancy- Lolldaiga Hills
Conservation Landscape (Lolldaiga Hills Ltd., Ole Naishu, Enasoit, Ol Jogi)
• Zeitz Foundation- Community Outreach Arts Theatre Group- Laikipia Unity Programme
Ways YOU can help!
• Sightings, photos & GPS locations!– Contributes to our database on movement,
population estimates and photo-IDs.
ANY information is greatly appreciated!