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Happening TODAY at 3:30pm EAT/8:30M EST. Hear from Prof. Erustus Kanga, director general of @KWSKenya about the Kenya Rhino Range Expansion—a pressing national conservation agenda.

Join us for our quarterly webinar held with @KWSKenya this Thursday, April 24th! Hear from @ErustusKanga about the Kenya Rhino Range Expansion and more. RSVP now: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

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Happy International Women’s Day from Mpala! Mpala is committed to investing in women scientists and is proud to be led by a majority-women executive team. #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2025 #WomensDay #Accelerate Action

#DYK that elephants can communicate through ground-based, seismic vibrations? The @Oxford seismic elephant team is researching why elephants use seismic vibrations for communication and how environmental factors influence vibrational signals. Learn more: zurl.co/dqNB5

Celebrating #WorldHippoDay with the spirit of this “Gen Z” hippo captured by @MpalaLive!

Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! Mpala is proud to be represented by Kenyan women who are paving the way in wildlife and conservation science. Pictured: Anne Namaemba, Dr. Janerose Mutia, Dr. Maureen Kamau, and Rosemary Warungu. #WomenInScience #GirlsInSTEM

From the 20th-23rd of January, Mpala hosted a delegation from @Princeton. The team also participated in enriching dialogues at the @UN and @KWSKenya headquarters, highlighting the powerful intersection of conservation, policy, and global environmental efforts.

Happy #InternationalZebraDay! Did you know there are only around 3000 Grevy's zebras remaining in the wild? Learn about the @Princeton Zebra Project's efforts to inform management and conservation strategy of Grevy’s zebras since 1994: zurl.co/J2I5t

On International #CleanEnergyDay, we are highlighting the recently installed solar farm at Mpala! This 150 Kilowatt/hour solar powered system supplies electricity to the entire research centre, supporting Mpala’s goals of being a sustainable operation.

This morning the Director General Kenya Wildlife Service, Prof. @ErustusKanga, received a courtesy call from Mpala Research Center and Princeton University at KWS headquarters. The teams were led by Dr. Aly Kassam Remtulla, the board chair Mpala Research Center, Dr. Winnie Kiiru, Executive Director of Mpala Research Center and Eduardo Bhatia from Princeton University. In their remarks, Dr. Remtulla underscored the vital role KWS plays in the day to day operations of the facility calling for enhanced collaboration. Dr. Kiiru thanked KWS for its continued operational support especially in security planning and provision. Prof Kanga called for cooperation and collaboration by all parties involved in regulating research in wildlife and its habitats. He challenged the teams to have a one stop shop for research permits to facilitate a seamless process in acquiring the permits which will eventually result in Kenya to be a preferred wildlife research destination. #PartnershipsForWildlife

Happy International #EducationDay! At Mpala, we recognise the importance of education in forming the next generation of scientists. Conservation cannot exist without education, and our goal is to nurture the knowledge and skills to protect and preserve our ecosystems.

#DidYouKnow that Mpala is home to a herd of 612 cows, 282 sheep, 125 camels, and 11 donkeys? If you are interested in conducting research that involves livestock, contact our Chief Research Officer Dr. Nina Wambiji (nina.wambiji@mpala.org) with your proposal.

Students from the University of Shizuoka recently visited Mpala, where they learned about approaches to clinical cases in wildlife medicine, KLEE, the #guineafowl project, rangelands restoration, and culture, youth, womens empowerment, and #pastoral lifestyle in Lekiji.

Cheers to another fruitful year of research, teaching, and conservation at Mpala! Mpala wouldn’t exist without your support. Thank you for being a part of this journey, and we wish you all a happy new year!

Looking for a gift for a loved one? Mpala recently expanded our collection of merchandise to include t-shirts, army caps (including beaded caps), water bottles, fleeces, keyrings, and kikoys! Contact sheila.njoroge@mpala.org to make a purchase and support Mpala's mission

Last month, Sam Kiuna and Chrispin Odhiambo participated in the Second Phase of the @WRTIKenya National Wildlife Census. They conducted aerial surveys over Laikipia-Isiolo-Samburu-Meru-Marsabit to support wildlife monitoring and ongoing conservation initiatives. #Count2Conserve.

Last month, Mpala staff and researchers had the pleasure of hearing @UofGlasgow students share their research conducted over two weeks at Mpala, as part of a course on Ecology and Conservation of African Ecosystems!

Are you a Kenyan master's student passionate about environmental and biological sciences? @MPI_animalbehav invites you to apply for an 8-week field course at @mpala_rc! Apply now to advance your research skills and experience a unique cultural exchange: zurl.co/DugG

Happy #WorldSoilDay! Today, we are highlighting soil as a critical component of the natural ecosystem. Check out this study conducted on Mpala's ForestGEO plots, on how soil affects the distribution of herbaceous vegetation and large mammalian herbivores zurl.co/cSG3