Conducting Research and Making a Difference in the Tarangire-Manyara Ecosystem
Name: Christian Kiffner, Ph.D. Position: Resident Lecturer in Techniques of Wildlife Management Program: Wildlife Management Studies, Tanzania Having returned from the Serengeti Expedition, students embarked on the proposals for their individual research projects: conducting background literature research at the Camp, coming up with meaningful research questions and designing an adequate study design and field protocols. [...]
Academic Update from Tanzania
Name: John Kioko, Ph.D. Position: Lecturer in Wildlife Ecology Program: Wildlife Management Studies, Tanzania On March 19th, the first group of spring semester students left Tanzania for Kenya. Center Director Dr. Vedasto Ndibalema and Student Affairs Manager Whitney Morgan received the group from Kenya at the border town of Namanga. The students have quickly settled [...]
Having Fun Doing Schoolwork
Name: Connor White School: Unity College Major: Biological Sciences Program: Wildlife Management Studies, Tanzania Directed Research (DR) has begun, and I must admit this is the most fun I have ever had doing schoolwork. For my DR, I am studying the effects of the bushmeat trade on wildlife in the Tarangire-Manyara Ecosystem (TME). The last [...]
