Mpala Research Centre Discovery Day Who are we? What do we do? How is our work relevant to you?

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Mpala Research Centre Discovery Day Who are we? What do we do? How is our work relevant to you?

Who are we? A Kenyan NGO supported by a board of trustees and lots of great partners/collaborators UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI Celebrating our 20 th anniversary!

What do we do? What do we do? Mpala facilitate human- wildlife co-existence and the advancement of human livelihoods.

We do this through: education education outreach outreach developing science-based solutions to guide conservation actions developing science-based solutions to guide conservation actions Mpala … a living laboratory

Those seeking science-based solutions Students & curious researchers from around the world. > researchers/yr from >40 institutions from 17 countries students/yr attending courses in ecology, economics, engineering to art.

Our relevance to YOU? Provide knowledge about where you live Our relevance to YOU? Provide knowledge about where you live –Are Laikpia’s wildlife & livestock numbers increasing or decreasing? –How can I best monitor the health of my ranch? –How rapidly should I move my bomas across the landscape? –Should I burn my grasslands? –Are there new, emerging diseases I should worry about?

Our relevance to YOU? –How can I get rid of invasive species ? –What will happen if I get rid of all the zebras? –What are our weather patterns doing and what’s up with the flow of the Ewaso Ng’iro? –How do I keep those pesky predators away? –Cool & amazing tidbits about wildlife species that enrich our lives!

Value added by research to the local economy & communities ~ 80 businesses $2.25M