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
What do we do?
Mpala facilitate humanwildlife co-existence and
the advancement of
human livelihoods.
We do this through:
• education
• outreach
• developing science-based solutions to guide
conservation actions
Mpala … a living laboratory
Those seeking
science-based
solutions
Students & curious
researchers from around the
world.
>100-150 researchers/yr from
>40 institutions from 17
countries.
300+ students/yr attending
courses in ecology,
economics, engineering to
art.
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