Culture, Coexistence, and Collaboration: 40 years of research and conservation in East Africa

The vast open savannas of East Africa support the greatest wildlife populations on earth. Land subdivision and climate change now threaten the large migratory herds of Serengeti, Mara, Amboseli, Tsavo--and  East Africa's lucrative tourist economy. Winning sufficient space to secure a future of elephants, lions, and cheetah calls for the coexistence of people and wildlife in the lands connecting parks. The African Conservation Center is exploring novel ways of keeping the savannas open to benefit of elephants, pastoral communities and national parks. 

Join us and Dr. David Western and Ms. Betty Buyu of African Conservation Center, Nairobi, at the San Diego Wild Animal Park Conservation Research Lecture Series

Friday, March 27, 2009 

11:30 - 12:30 pm

Beckman Center, Wild Animal Park, Escondido

After over 30 years researching primates at a Kenya field site, ACF Partner in Conservation Shirley Strum has entered a new site - on the web. In December Strum debuted her website, featuring unique watercolors and charcoal sketches by artist Deborah Ross. Named BaboonsRUs, to call attention to the core of Strum's teaching focus - that studying non-human primates teaches us as much about us as it does about them, the site is already attracting a lot of attention. African Conservation Fund assisted in setting up the site. Read about the history of the program and the ongoing research at BaboonsRUs, and also on our website, here.