10.45 – 11.00 Leopards’ density and putative co-occurrence with spotted hyaena in the Maasai Mara ecosystem, Kenya
10.30 – 10.45 Modelling distribution of Kirk’s dik dik (Madoqua kirkii) in the Greater Tsavo Ecosystem.
11.00 – 11.15 Ecological factors influencing large herbivore distribution (LHD) in Ruma National Park of Homa Bay County, Kenya
11.15 – 11.30 Interaction between African leopards (Panthera pardus pardus) and olive baboons (Papio anubis) in Laikipia, Kenya.
11.30 – 11.45 Dynamics of herbivore distribution and habitat selection in the Greater Serengeti Ecosystem, Tanzania
11.45 – 12.00 A general age and sex-structured model of wildlife population dynamics illustrated by the Mara-Serengeti topi population
12.00 – 12.15 Distribution and abundance of migrant birds and endangered mammals within Naivasha Wildlife Sanctuary, Kenya
11.45 – 12.00 Tracking carbon allocation to unravel how mutualism and its breakdown affect tree dynamics in Laikipia, Kenya
14.00 – 14.45 Keynote Address Four – Remote Sensing and Natural Resource Surveys for Wildlife conservation and Management- Kiboko Hall
14.45 – 15.00 Population distribution and abundance of the Common hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius in Lakes Naivasha and Nakuru, Kenya
15.00 – 15.15 Rural socioeconomic trends, and not ecological competition with livestock, as a main driver of wildlife declines in East Africa.
15.15 – 15.30 Spatially-explicit future landscape scenarios for population growth of the African elephant
15.30 – 15.45 Temporal dynamics in observations of rare antelope endemic to Shimba Hills National Reserve, Kenya.
15.45 – 16.00 The social structure and demographic status of the lion population in Meru National Park, Kenya.
16.00 – 16.15 Wildlife and livestock in the Samburu and Buffalo Springs National Reserves: insights from 17 years of monitoring
16.15 - 16.30 Lion (Panthera leo) monitoring and community conservation within the greater Mara ecosystem
10.30 - 10.45 Status, conservation threats and restoration of the TarangireManyara (Kwakuchinja) wildlife corridor in Tanzania
11.00 – 11.15 The impact of cattle foraging on habitats by Kenyan plains zebra (Equus guagga) and Grevy’s zebra (E. grevyi)
11.15 – 11.30 The influence of elephants foraging on tree species regeneration and abundance in Arabuko-Sokoke Forest, Kenya
11.30 – 11.45 The role of environmental, structural and anthropogenic variables on underpass use by African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana) in the Tsavo Conservation Area.
12.00 – 12.15 Transfrontier elephant movements in the Kidepo ecosystem: evidence for connectivity across Uganda, Kenya and South Sudan
12.15 – 12.30 Understanding the foraging behavior and dispersal patterns of red colobus monkey (Priocolobus rufomitratus, Peters 1879) populations in natural and agro-ecosystems forests in Tana River Primate National Reserve, Tana River County Kenya
14.00 – 14.45 Keynote Address Four – Remote Sensing and Natural Resource Surveys for Wildlife conservation and Management- Kiboko Hall
14.45 – 15.00 Assessment of management effectiveness of the greater Mara and Mara Triangle conservation area: the case of Masai Mara national reserve, Siana, Oloisukut, and lkinyei conservancies
15.15 – 15.30 Evidenced-based decision support for guiding biodiversity conservation strategies associated with urban growth and infrastructural development in East Africa.
15.30 – 15.45 Mainstreaming of birds conservation into energy sectorlessons in engaging in energy issues in Kenya
15.45 – 16.00 Morally contested conservation: Use of science for effective and inclusive policy implementation
16.00 – 16.15 The greater Mara monitoring framework: a practical model for linking scientific evidence to management and policy needs
10.30 – 10.45 Impact of drought and development on the effectiveness of beehive fences as elephant deterrents over nine years.
11.00 – 11.15 Nature and extent of human- hippopotamus conflict in Busega District, North- Western Tanzania
11.15 – 11.30 The effectiveness of bomas with wire-fencing and lights at deterring livestock depredation and its influence on pastoralists’ attitudes towards carnivore conservation.
12.15 – 12.30 Assessing the Aberdare fire incidence in Kenya: causes, impacts, and multi-stakeholder-based approaches for effective mitigation
12.30 – 12.45 Assessment of vegetation changes in Kilombe Caldera, Baringo County Kenya; Inferences from micro botanical remains and current vegetation
14.00 – 14.45 Keynote Address Four – Remote Sensing and Natural Resource Surveys for Wildlife conservation and Management- Kiboko Hall
14.45 – 15.00 Sub-theme Keynote Presntation(Approaches to climate change mitigation and adaptability)
15.15 - 15.30 Developing drought mitigation measures for elephants in the Tsavo ecosystem by understanding long-term elephant distribution and mortality patterns in relation to NDVI, vegetation, and rainfall.
15.45 - 16.00 Middle Pleistocene high elevation archaeological site: Potential refugia site during extreme climatic events
16.00 – 16.15 Modeling trends and variation in rainfall, temperature, NDVI, SOI and DMI in the Greater Mara-Serengeti Ecosystem: implications for biodiversity dynamics and conservation
16.15 – 16.30 Potential impacts of climate change on wildlife protected areas, a case study of Maasai Mara National Game Reserve
16.30 – 16.45 Vulnerability assessment of Chondrichthyan species to fisheries in coastal Kenya: implications for conservation and management
