Winnie Kiiru Explained

Winnie Kiiru
Nationality:Kenyan
Alma Mater:University of Zimbabwe
University of Kent
Organization:Wildlife Research Institute
Known For:Elephant conservation

Winnie Kiiru is a Kenyan biologist, elephant conservationist, and the chairperson of the Wildlife Research Institute in Naivasha. She is currently the chairperson of Friends of Karura Forest, a Community-Based Organization (CBO) that helps manage Karura forests.

She is also the founder and Executive Director of CHD Conservation Kenya, a CBO based in Amboseli that believes in people-centered conservation.

Education

In 1995, Kiiru earned a Master's degree from the University of Zimbabwe in Tropical Resource Ecology.[1] Kiiru earned a PhD in biology from the University of Kent in Canterbury.[2]

Career

Kiiru has worked for the Elephant Protection Initiative and the Stop Ivory initiative.[3] [4] Dr. Kiiru is the chairperson of the Wildlife Research Institute in Naivasha[5] and the acting chairperson of the Wildlife Research Training Institute in Kenya.[6] Kiiru is a trustee of the Kenya Wildlife Service and the Amboseli Trust for Elephants.[7] [8]

Kiiru helped persuade the Kenyan government to publicly burn ivory tusks, and a video of the burning featured in the 2018 film .[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dr Winnie Kiiru . 2022-04-10 . www.elephanttrust.org . 2022-04-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220410154502/https://www.elephanttrust.org/index.php/meet-the-team/item/winnie-kiruu . dead .
  2. News: To Count Elephants In The Forest, Watch Where You Step . en . NPR.org . 2022-04-07 . 2022-04-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220407135613/https://www.npr.org/2013/05/11/182951560/to-count-elephants-in-the-forest-look-down . live .
  3. News: Two Sets Of Elephant Twins Born Amid Elephant Baby Boom In Kenya . en . NPR.org . 2022-04-07 . 2022-04-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220407135614/https://www.npr.org/2020/09/11/911828419/two-sets-of-elephant-twins-born-amid-elephant-baby-boom-in-kenya . live .
  4. Web site: 2017-06-07 . How can humans and elephants better coexist? . 2022-04-07 . the Guardian . en . 2022-04-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220407135614/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jun/07/how-can-humans-elephants-better-coexist . live .
  5. Web site: Koech . Gilbert . 22 Dec 2021 . Challenges facing elephants outlined after 631km walk . 2022-04-07 . The Star . en-KE . 2022-04-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220407135614/https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2021-12-22-challenges-facing-elephants-outlined-after-631km-walk/ . live .
  6. News: 2021-05-07 . Kenya starts its first national wildlife census . en . Reuters . 2022-04-07 . 2022-04-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220407135614/https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/kenya-starts-its-first-national-wildlife-census-2021-05-07/ . live .
  7. News: Can Economics Save The African Rhino? . en . NPR.org . 2022-04-07 . 2022-04-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220407140556/https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2013/05/15/184135826/can-economics-save-the-african-rhino . live .
  8. Web site: Meet the Team . 2022-04-10 . www.elephanttrust.org . 2022-04-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220410154456/https://www.elephanttrust.org/index.php/meet-the-team . dead .
  9. News: 26 Sep 2018 . Anthropocene project highlights the apocalyptic beauty of humans' effect on the planet . CBC . 7 April 2022 . 7 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220407135614/https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-september-26-2018-1.4838781/anthropocene-project-highlights-the-apocalyptic-beauty-of-humans-effect-on-the-planet-1.4838811 . live .

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