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Building capacity for conservation of a critically endangered flagship species (Kenya)

 

Key Facts

FUNDING SCHEME ICON
FUNDING SCHEME
Main Project
VALUE ICON
VALUE
£175,058
WHERE ICON
WHERE
Kenya

Summary

To build local capacity to ensure that Kenya Wildlife Service has the human resources and information systems necessary to 1) achieve the targets for black rhino conservation mandated in it’s Kenya 5-year Black Rhino Strategy; and 2) meet CBD objectives.
 
Status Completed
Reference 12-004
Round 11
Start 01/06/2003
End 31/03/2007

Project Leader

Lead Organisation

Project Partners
Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS)


Regions
Sub-Saharan Africa

Countries
Kenya

Project Outputs
a) A comprehensive, quality controlled system for monitoring of black rhino and their habitats in Kenya. b) A body of trained and accredited instructors for the AfRSG rhino monitoring course who are capable of continuing in-country training of field rangers.c) A body of trained and accredited rhino monitoring field rangers. d) Rhino officers trained in rhino monitoring data quality control, entry, basic processing & reporting.e) [i] Rhino programme coordinator, and scientist, trained in detailed field data analysis, interpretation of population dynamics and effective status reporting for decision-making. e) [ii] Rhino officers / researchers from parks trained to produce basic annual park reports for KWS headquarter staff to use in national status reporting f) Three sets of park and national annual status reports. g) Fully revised Rhino Information Management System + GIS, user manual, tutorials & training (see d). h) A black rhino ecological carrying capacity model with procedures and training for habitat assessments, habitat monitoring and updating the model. i) Rhino scientists trained in the use of Rhino 2.0 Bayesian Mark Recapture Population Estimation tool. j) 2 MSc, 1 BSc and 4 Certificate studentships, and 1 BSc projects completed. k) Publications and publicity.


Documents:
Download: Final Report - 12-004 FR - 16/04/2008

Download: Annual Report - 12-004 AR3 - 16/04/2008

Download: Half Year Report - 12-004 HR3 - 16/04/2008

Download: Half Year Report - 12-004 HR2 - 16/04/2008

Download: Annual Report - 12-004 AR1 - 03/02/2021

Download: Half Year Report - 12-004 HR1 - 16/04/2008

Download: Application Form - 12-004 App - 03/02/2021

Download: Half Year Report - 12-004 HY4 - 16/04/2008