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!