Conservation Education – Biocultural Conservation Institute

Wild Wednesday Photo Essay, November 2023

Post author:Walt Anderson
Post published:November 27, 2023
Post category:Amboseli Guide School BCI Projects Community Partners Conservation Education Joint Efforts for Green Mountain Initiative Maasai Tribe Sanuriro Batwa Community Development Association Save the Mountain Gorillas Seed Project Twiga Trackers Water Source Rehabilitation

Today in the service of enlightened planetary management, I want to reflect on some conservation efforts in which I have been involved. These are stories of vision, persistence, resilience, and hope.

Monitoring Individual Endangered Maasai Giraffes with Twiga Trackers in Amboseli

Post author:bioconsinstitute
Post published:September 26, 2022
Post category:BCI Projects Community Partners Conservation Education Maasai Tribe Twiga Trackers

Twiga Trackers is a community-based conservation effort rooted in scientific data collection. “Twiga” means giraffe in Swahili, and youth Maasai participants of the Twiga Trackers program do just that – track giraffes!

Conservation Education for Maasai Youth in Amboseli

Post author:bioconsinstitute
Post published:September 19, 2022
Post category:BCI Projects Community Partners Conservation Education Maasai Tribe

Biocultural Conservation Institute is working in partnership with local schools to develop wildlife-centric activities and programs that target young school children. We are also developing community science programs that engage youth and adults in conservation and science initiatives.