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.
Winnie Kiiru | |
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_%26_Peter_Middlebrook_(CEO_Geopolicity_Inc.).jpg) Kiiru at an Ivory Burn in Nairobi in April 30, 2016 | |
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Alma mater | University of Zimbabwe University of Kent |
| Organization | Wildlife Research Institute |
| Known for | Elephant conservation |
She is also the founder and Executive Director of CHD Conservation Kenya, a CBO based in Amboseli that believes in people-centered conservation.
Education
editIn 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][1]
Career
editKiiru 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 Anthropocene: The Human Epoch.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b "Dr Winnie Kiiru". www.elephanttrust.org. Archived from the original on 2022-04-10. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
- ^ "To Count Elephants In The Forest, Watch Where You Step". NPR.org. Archived from the original on 2022-04-07. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
- ^ "Two Sets Of Elephant Twins Born Amid Elephant Baby Boom In Kenya". NPR.org. Archived from the original on 2022-04-07. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
- ^ "How can humans and elephants better coexist?". the Guardian. 2017-06-07. Archived from the original on 2022-04-07. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
- ^ Koech, Gilbert (22 Dec 2021). "Challenges facing elephants outlined after 631km walk". The Star. Archived from the original on 2022-04-07. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
- ^ "Kenya starts its first national wildlife census". Reuters. 2021-05-07. Archived from the original on 2022-04-07. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
- ^ "Can Economics Save The African Rhino?". NPR.org. Archived from the original on 2022-04-07. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
- ^ "Meet the Team". www.elephanttrust.org. Archived from the original on 2022-04-10. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
- ^ "Anthropocene project highlights the apocalyptic beauty of humans' effect on the planet". CBC. 26 Sep 2018. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.