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Thursday, September 2, 2010
Karibu Serengeti! (Welcome to Serengeti!)
A little squished, cramped and dusty, I have finally arrived back in the Serengeti (at least for a short time). This, after all, is only the beginning of my trip. I will be traveling to four different villages west of Serengeti National Park to study domestic dogs to understand the effect of vaccinations on dog demography.
After stocking up in Arusha for staples such as peanut butter and pasta, I boarded the “Coastline Express” bus that passes through Serengeti National Park. Boarding the bus was an adventure all unto itself. You see, this bus doesn’t just go through the Serengeti. It’s the only bus that goes to the towns on the other side of Serengeti National Park, so as you can imagine, there are quite a few people that want to get onto this bus.
PermalinkFriday, June 25, 2010
I want to share some photos I took during that big day in Serengeti where we received five rhinos from South Africa. It was really a very big day here, and the guest of honor was H.E. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, the President of the United Republic Of Tanzania.
Monday, May 10, 2010
It has been amazing to be here in this city!
Friday, May 7, 2010
Wine and Wildlife: Saving the Serengeti Slideshow
Guests enjoy glasses of wine as they learn how Lincoln Park Zoo is leading efforts to save Africa’s crown jewel: the Serengeti. See the slideshow from Wine and Wildlife: Saving the Serengeti.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Wine and Wildlife: Saving the Serengeti
For one night only, join Princeton University ecologist and author Andrew Dobson, Ph.D., and the zoo’s director of Tanzanian programs, Felix Lankester, D.V.M., as they share their experiences working to save Africa’s crown jewel, the awe-inspiring Serengeti National Park. Learn more and register today!
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Serengeti Field Diaries
Lincoln Park Zoo is leading the Serengeti Health Initiative, a collaborative effort to preserve the wildlife of this African ecosystem while benefiting local people. Our Serengeti field diaries feature updates as scientists conduct vaccination efforts, collaborate with Tanzanian partners and encounter the Serengeti’s famed wildlife.
Staff Bios
Colleen O'Donnell
As field conservation coordinator, O'Donnell facilitates communication between Lincoln Park Zoo and field teams in Gombe and the Serengeti field sites. Her focus is capacity building for sustainable conservation.
Felix Lankester, D.V.M.
A veterinary surgeon specializing in wildlife medicine, Felix is Lincoln Park Zoo's new Director of Tanzanian Programs, with responsibility for the Serengeti Health Initiative and Gombe Field Research.
Rachel Santymire, Ph.D.
An endocrinologist in the Davee Center for Epidemiology and Endocrinology, Santymire studies stress and reproduction in Gombe's chipmanzees.
Anna Czupryna
A graduate student in the department of Ecology and Evolution at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Anna is studying how rabies vaccination campaigns of domestic dogs in villages around Serengeti National Park affect population dynamics.
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