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.

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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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Blog Categories

Conservation Field Diaries
Gombe Field Diaries
Serengeti Field Diaries
Goualougo Triangle Field Diaries
Addo Field Diaries