Add to ORKGMany believe community-based ecotourism (CBE) can assist in conservation efforts and community development; however, little research has been done to assess the potential of CBE in a specific region. As part of a large, long-term, international research project, I define three problematic areas that may impede successful CBE efforts in the Kasigau location of southeast Kenya: bushmeat utilization, community attitudes and wildlife abundance. Samples of meat purchased from butcheries and meat markets are identified to species using molecular analysis, community attitudes are ascertained via written social surveys and transect sampling methods are used to determine the relative abundance and diversity of wildlife on Maungu Ranch in Kasigau. Th...
The primary goal of my study was to evaluate strategies for promoting local support for wildlife con...
Conference paper presented at the 1st African Conference on Sustainable Tourism in Strathmore Univer...
Illegal harvesting is considered the most significant threat to biodiversity in conservation in Afri...
Kenya is rich in biological diversity to which wildlife resources contribute asignificant proportion...
Wildlife and pastoral peoples have lived side-by-side in the Mara ecosystem of south-western Kenya f...
Masai Mara, a large nature reserve in south-western Kenya, was created in the midst of semi-arid agr...
The Indigenous Kenyan Maasai community has coexisted with the wildlife surrounding it for decades fr...
In 1996 the Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) embarked on a "Parks beyond Parks" programme, which aime...
In Tsavo West National Park, human wildlife conflict is more prevalent due to high human populations...
The increased growth of wildlife tourism in Kenya over the last few decades has placec increasing de...
Conservation efforts have often been designed without the benefit of the long-term, local knowledge ...
The increased growth of wildlife tourism in Kenya over the last few decades has placed increasing de...
Central Kenya’s Laikipia district is known for its significant wildlife numbers and biological diver...
Human-wildlife conflict (HWC) is a common problem for many farming communities around protected area...
The major threat facing conservation of wildlife within and outside protected areas presently is the...
The primary goal of my study was to evaluate strategies for promoting local support for wildlife con...
Conference paper presented at the 1st African Conference on Sustainable Tourism in Strathmore Univer...
Illegal harvesting is considered the most significant threat to biodiversity in conservation in Afri...
Kenya is rich in biological diversity to which wildlife resources contribute asignificant proportion...
Wildlife and pastoral peoples have lived side-by-side in the Mara ecosystem of south-western Kenya f...
Masai Mara, a large nature reserve in south-western Kenya, was created in the midst of semi-arid agr...
The Indigenous Kenyan Maasai community has coexisted with the wildlife surrounding it for decades fr...
In 1996 the Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) embarked on a "Parks beyond Parks" programme, which aime...
In Tsavo West National Park, human wildlife conflict is more prevalent due to high human populations...
The increased growth of wildlife tourism in Kenya over the last few decades has placec increasing de...
Conservation efforts have often been designed without the benefit of the long-term, local knowledge ...
The increased growth of wildlife tourism in Kenya over the last few decades has placed increasing de...
Central Kenya’s Laikipia district is known for its significant wildlife numbers and biological diver...
Human-wildlife conflict (HWC) is a common problem for many farming communities around protected area...
The major threat facing conservation of wildlife within and outside protected areas presently is the...
The primary goal of my study was to evaluate strategies for promoting local support for wildlife con...
Conference paper presented at the 1st African Conference on Sustainable Tourism in Strathmore Univer...
Illegal harvesting is considered the most significant threat to biodiversity in conservation in Afri...