A Quantitative Assessment of the Indirect Impacts of Human-Elephant Conflict
Speaker: Shari Rodriguez, PhD, Associate Professor, Human Dimensions of Wildlife, Forestry and Environmental Conservation Department, Clemson University
Thursday, February 29, 2024 | 12:00 pm (ET)
Co-sponsored with Tufts Center for Animals and Public Policy (CAPP) and Tufts W.A.Z.E. (Wildlife, Aquatics, Zoo, Exotics) Club
Where: Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Franklin M. Loew Veterinary Education Center, Hamilburg Lecture Hall (HLH), 2nd Floor. Joining remotely? Register in advance here: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MEfmrhnAQ4yl2_FyWQVr_A After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Past Events
The Challenges of Securing a Future for African Elephants
Speaker: Gini Cowell, wildlife conservationist, Elephant Aware Masai Mara Co-Manager
Tuesday, April 18, 2023 | 12:00 pm (ET)
Ms. Gini Cowell is a wildlife conservationist who co-manages Elephant Aware Masai Mara in southern Kenya with her family and a team of Maasai wildlife rangers. Since 2011, Cowell is a member of the team studying elephant behavior in the Masai Mara under the mentorship of Dr. Joyce Poole, University of Cambridge. She works with the Maasai community to prevent wildlife conflict and encourage community participation in conservation efforts. To this end, they sponsor programs for women and girls to help educate and supply them with tools and equipment to improve their daily lives. In exchange, Maasai community members are actively involved in conservation efforts, as they understand the various benefits in preserving both wildlife and their heritage.
Cowell’s conservation work includes training rangers to identify elephants for census purposes, to alert veterinary services should animals be injured or trapped, and other skills for their work safeguarding elephants. Born in Kenya and educated in Nairobi, Cowell travels to Europe and the U.S. to raise awareness about elephant conservation.
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