March 13, 2025
On March 6-7, 2025, our Project team participated in a crucial workshop in Narok, focusing on the rapid assessment and review of the SAFE System Strategy for the Mara sub-landscape. This initiative aims to evaluate the current status of human-wildlife conflict and refine strategies to promote safe coexistence between local communities and wildlife. Our Project Manager, Mpooya Saitoti, presented on key conflict dynamics, highlighting practical mitigation measures based on our field research and engagement with pastoralist communities.
Continuing our efforts, on March 11-12, 2025, we took part in the Cheetah and Wild Dog Stakeholder Consultative Workshop Program in Machakos, organized by KWS and ZSL. This forum gathered KWS officials, WRTI, ACK, ZSL, and other conservation organizations working across Kenya. Our Project Director and Founder, Dr. Elena Chelysheva, delivered an in-depth presentation on the ecological and behavioral adaptations, population trends, and conservation challenges of cheetahs in the Maasai Mara landscape. Using powerful imagery from our research, the presentation provided valuable insights that will inform the National Strategy for the Conservation and Management of Cheetahs and African Wild Dogs in Kenya (2025-2034) – the Logical Framework.
The result of the fruitful work of the groups, consisting of researchers, stakeholders and authorities of various Kenyan organizations was the revision of the National Strategy. The updated and new paragraphs developed by our group were presented by Dr. Elena.
Our participation in these workshops underscores our commitment to evidence-based conservation and collaborative efforts in securing the future of cheetahs and other carnivores while fostering harmonious human-wildlife coexistence.
