Pathways Kenya 2016: Integrating Human Dimensions into Fisheries and Wildlife Management Programme

2016,

10th - 13th January

Pathways Kenya 2016: Integrating Human Dimensions into Fisheries and Wildlife Management

Conference Programme

Sunday, 10th January
Sunday 15:00 - 17:00	Check-in and Registration Venue Pre-Function Area
Sunday 17:45 - 18:30	KN-6 Keynote - Munir Virani Venue Kirinyaga
17:45 Game of Poisons: From Asian Vulture Crisis to African Vulture Catastrophe » Munir Virani Africa Program Director for The Peregrine Fund
Sunday 17:45 - 18:30	KN-6 Keynote - Kahindi Lekalhaile Venue Kirinyaga
17:45 Influential human dimensions on the historical development of wildlife conservation in Laikipia-Samburu region » Kahindi Lekalhaile Africa Network for Animal Welfare
Sunday 19:00 - 21:00	Dinner Venue Tusks Restaurant and Terrace
Monday, 11th January
Monday 06:30 - 08:00	Breakfast Venue Tusks Restaurant and Terrace
Monday 08:00 - 08:30	KN-2 Plenary: Welcome Venue Kirinyaga
08:00 Welcome Address » Michael Manfredo Colorado State University
Monday 08:30 - 09:15	KN-2 Plenary: Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka Venue Kirinyaga
08:30 Integrating One Health and Conservation to promote Sustainable Development » Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Conservation Through Public Health
Monday 09:15 - 10:00	KN-3 Plenary: Tom Lalampaa Venue Kirinyaga
09:15 TBA » Tom Lalampaa Chief Operations Officer for Northern Rangelands Trust
Monday 10:00 - 10:30	Coffee Break Venue Pre-Function Area
Monday 10:30 - 12:00	OS-A1 Integrating social science into One Health to inform research, policy, and outreach Infectious disease outbreaks – especially zoonotic disease outbreaks triggered when pathogens spread from animals to people – remain serious health concerns worldwide and provide an excellent example of One Health. According to Wolfe et al. (2007), the most significant diseases of modern society have... [ more ] Chaired By: Dr. Michael Manfredo (Colorado State University), Dr. Andreas Rechkemmer (Denver University) & Mrs. Esther Duke (Colorado State University) Venue Kirinyaga 1
10:30 Round table » Michael Manfredo (Colorado State University), Wayde Morse (Auburn University), Mary Gauvain (University of California - Riverside), Kathleen Galvin (Colorado State University), Andres Rechkemmer (University of Denver), James Herbert Williams (University of Denver), Philip Tedeschi (University of Denver), Richard Reading (University of Denver), Asfaw Kumssa (United Nations Development Programme - Kenya)
Monday 10:30 - 12:10	OS-A2 HWC: Place Matters Chaired By: Stacy Lynn Venue Kirinyaga 2
10:30 HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT IN A RAPIDLY URBANIZING WORLD » Alia Dietsch (Ohio State University), Tara Teel (Colorado State University), Michael Manfredo (Colorado State University) 10:50 Blended-Landscape Communities and Forested Habitats: Accounting for Perceptions Within and Beyond the Urban Fringe » Jim Cantrill (Northern Michigan University) 11:10 Predators in the landscape of humans - how landscape interpretations determine the place for large carnivores » Ketil Skogen (Norwegian Institute for Nature Research NINA), Silje Skuland (National Institute for Consumer Research) 11:30 Differentiating Risk Perceptions Associated with Herbivores and Carnivores in Alaska » Ethan Doney (Memorial University), Alistair Bath (Memorial University), Jerry Vaske (Colorado State University), Flavia Franchini-Silveira (Memorial University), Bethany Downer (Memorial University) 11:50 A close-up of human dimensions of wildlife in Europe » Maria Johansson (Lund University), Sabrina Dressel (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences), Emma Kvastegård (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences), Göran Ericsson (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences), Anke Fischer (James Hutton Institute), Bjørn Kaltenborn (Norwegian Institute for Nature Research NINA), Jerry Vaske (Colorado State University), Camilla Sandström (Umeå University)
Monday 10:30 - 12:00	OS-A3 Beyond insights for managers and toward resolving conflicts and creating conservation: applied human dimensions Human dimensions (HD) in wildlife management has clearly an important research aspect which focuses upon understanding beliefs, attitudes, values, behavioral intention and predicting and documenting behavior regarding human-wildlife related activities. These research studies, often conducted within... [ more ] Chaired By: Dr. Alistair Bath (Memorial University), Dr. Carly Sponarski (Stanford University) & Dr. Leela Hazzah (Lion Guardians) Venue Colobus
10:30 Implementing experiential education programs focused on reducing fear amongst local residents after a human fatality caused by coyotes occurred in Nova Scotia, Canada » Carly Sponarski (Stanford University) 10:50 Achieving lion conservation and preserving cultures by working with traditional pastoralists in East Aftica » Leela Hazzah (Lion Guardians) 11:10 Applying a HID facilitated workshop approach to gaining consensus with various interest groups on a wood bison restoration plan in Alaska, USA » Alistair Bath (Memorial University)
Monday 10:30 - 12:00	OS-A4 Social Aspects of Hunting: Comparisons across Africa and Europe Sustainable, regulated hunting provides an important wildlife management tool that can have positive impacts on wildlife conservation in many countries around the world through mitigation of human-wildlife conflict as well as ecosystem management. Regulated hunting also generates significant amounts of... [ more ] Chaired By: Dr. Wentzel Coetzer (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University) & Ms. Ashley Gramza (Colorado State University) Venue Chui
10:30 Cognitive foundations of public attitudes towards hunting in South Africa and its implications for communicating with the public about hunting » Wentzel Coetzer (Conservation Outcomes and Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University) 10:50 Social complexity and hunting: challenges associated with transformations of social-ecological systems » Camilla Sandström (Umeå University) 11:10 Role of trophy hunting and community-based conservancies in wildlife conservation in Tajikistan » Khalil Karimov (Panthera), Klaus Hacklaender (Institute of Wildlife Biology and Game Management (IWJ), University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna)
Monday 12:00 - 13:00	Lunch A Venue Tusks Restaurant and Terrace
Monday 13:00 - 14:00	Lunch B Venue Tusks Restaurant and Terrace
Monday 14:00 - 16:00	OS-B1 Minimizing the Impact of Disease within the Ecosystem I: Assessing Pathogens in the Environment and Control of Invertebrate Vectors of Disease Infectious and parasitic diseases result from interaction between a host and pathogenic biological agents (virus, bacteria, protozoa) under the influence of host factors that influence susceptibility, such as nutrition and immunity, and external factors such as the environment. Disease transmission may... [ more ] Chaired By: Prof. James DeMartini (Colorado State University) Venue Kirinyaga 1
14:00 Panel Discussion and Roundtable » James DeMartini (Colorado State University), Patricia Conrad (University of California Davis), David Ndreereh (Kenya Wildlife Service), Richard Bowen (Colorado State University), Paul Mireji (Yale University and Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Inst.), Ken Olson (Colorado State University), Jan Geu Grootenhuis (Wildlife Veterinarian)
Monday 14:00 - 16:00	OS-B2 People-primate interactions: understanding ‘conflicts’ to facilitate coexistence Early studies of people-primate interactions (often termed people-primate conflict) focussed largely on documenting crop types targeted by non-human primates and estimating the economic value of lost crops, to understand the impact on local people of sharing space with these, sometimes protected, species.... [ more ] Chaired By: Prof. Kate Hill (Oxford Brookes University) Venue Kirinyaga 2
14:00 Understanding the costs to farmers of deterring crop-foraging wildlife: Lessons from rural Uganda » Graham Wallace (Anthropology Centre for Conservation, Environment and Development, Oxford Brookes University), Kate Hill (Anthropology Centre for Conservation, Environment and Development, Oxford Brookes University) 14:20 The effects of land use practices on human-baboon (Papio hamadryas anubis) interactions in Laikipia County, Kenya » Nancy Moinde (Department of Conservation Biology, Institute of Primate Research), Ryne Palombit (Department of Anthropology, Rutgers University) 14:40 Narratives about chimpanzees: bush, kin and witchcraft in southern Guinea-Bissau » Joana Sousa (Institute of Mediterranean Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Evora) 15:00 Living in Fear: Causes and contexts of great ape attacks on local persons » Matthew McLennan (Anthropology Centre for Conservation, Environment and Development, Oxford Brookes University), Kimberley Hockings (Anthrop) 15:20 Shifting the focus of people-wildlife relationships: self representation amongst conservationists/researchers and its significance for human-wildlife interactions » Amanda Webber (Bristol Zoological Society)
Monday 14:00 - 16:00	OS-B3 Kenya’s ‘Conservation Revolution’: Lessons Learned from Community-based Conservancies in a Regional and Global Context Since 2010, a major and rapid devolution of conservation to the local level has occurred in Kenya. This devolution was already taking place, but accelerated rapidly with the enactment of Kenya’s new constitution, which devolved significant power and resources to the county level throughout the country.... [ more ] Chaired By: Prof. Robin Reid (Center for Collaborative Conservation, Colorado State University), Prof. Kathleen Galvin (Colorado State University), Mr. Dickson Kaelo (Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association), Mr. Benson Leyian (Amboseli Ecosystem Trust), Mrs. Munira Venue Colobus
14:00 Kenya's Conservation Revolution: Wildlife Conservation Devolved to Local Communities » Dickson Kaelo (Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association) 14:20 Challenges and Successes for Wildlife Conservancies in the Amboseli Region, southern Kenya » Benson Leyian (Amboseli Ecosystem Trust) 14:40 Kenya's 'Conservation Revolution': Lessons Learned from Community-based Conservancies in a Regional and Global Context » Jeffrey Worden (Northern Rangelands Trust), Tom Lalampaa (Northern Rangelands Trust), Mike Harrison (Northern Rangelands Trust) 15:00 Kenya's 'Conservation Revolution': What Conservancy Managers Say about their Conservancies in Kenya » Robin Reid (Colorado State University), Dickson Kaelo (Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association), Kathleen Galvin (Colorado State University) 15:20 Community Conservancies- Kenya's Revolution in a Regional Context » Munira Anyonge Bashir (The Nature Conservancy) 15:40 Community Based Conservancies: Prospects for Research and Action » Kathleen Galvin (Colorado State University), Tyler Beeton (Colorado State University), Matthew Luizza (Colorado State University), Robin Reid (Colorado State University)
Monday 14:00 - 16:00	OS-B4 Migratory Birds and Human Effects Beyond National Borders in the African-Eurasian Flyways Region Session Objective: The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (also known as CMS or the Bonn Convention) aims to conserve terrestrial, marine and avian migratory species throughout their range. It is an intergovernmental treaty concerned with the conservation of wildlife and... [ more ] Chaired By: Dr. Eick von Ruschkowski (NABU) Venue Chui
14:00 1. Human-induced threat factors for the Lesser Spotted Eagle population in Germany » Eick von Ruschkowski (NABU), Lars Lachmann (NABU) 14:20 Linkage to multilateral environmental agreements through the African-Eurasian Migratory Landbirds Action Plan » Eick von Ruschkowski (NABU), Alex Ngari (BirdLife International), Samuel Temidayo Osinubi (BirdLife International) 14:40 3. Habitat restoration, human livelihood improvement and capacity development for conservation of migratory birds in West Africa » Eick von Ruschkowski (NABU), Thandiwe Chikomo (BirdLife International), Geoffroy Citegetse (BirdLife International) 15:00 5. Enhancing public engagement and citizen science through the Kenya Bird Mapping project » Eick von Ruschkowski (NABU), Peter Njoroge (National Museums of Kenya) 15:20 Mainstreaming conservation of migratory soaring birds into development sectors in the Rift Valley/Red Sea Flyway » Eick von Ruschkowski (NABU), Kariuki Ndanganga (BirdLife International), Alex Ngari (BirdLife International)
Monday 16:00 - 16:30	Coffee Break Venue Pre-Function Area
Monday 16:30 - 18:10	OS-C1 Benefits Based Approach to Conservation Chaired By: Geoff Kerr Venue Kirinyaga 1
16:30 Hunting and fishing provides benefits for local economies and welfare to users – example from Finnish state owned areas » Pirjo Ilvesviita (Metsähallitus, Parks & Wildlife Finland), Jukka Bisi (Metsähallitus, Parks & Wildlife Finland), Mikko Rautiainen (Metsähallitus, Parks & Wildlife Finland) 16:50 Recreational Fisheries and Phosphorous: Impacts of Nutrient Loadings on Freshwater Fishing Demand and Value » Frank Lupi (Michigan State University) 17:10 Wolves as a symbol of community: Wolf capital of the world, Thompson, Manitoba » Bonnie Bishop (Memorial University), Alistair Bath (Memorial University), Jerry Vaske (Colorado State University) 17:30 AVIFAUNA SURVEY AT KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS AND ITS ENVIRONS » Vincent Otieno (Kenya Methodist University/Nature Kenya, Insect Committee), John Gitiri (Ornithology Section, Zoology Department, National Museums of Kenya), Jacinta Muriithi (Ornithology Section, Zoology Department, National Museums of Kenya), Josephine Kiboi (Ornithology Section, Zoology Department, National Museums of Kenya)
Monday 16:30 - 17:50	OS-C2 HWC: Big Cats Chaired By: Robin Reid Venue Kirinyaga 2
16:30 Predicting people's acceptability of jaguars and pumas in Brazil » Monica Engel (University of Sao Paulo / Memorial University), Jerry Vaske (Colorado State University), Alistair Bath (Memorial University), Silvio Marchini (University of Sao Paulo) 16:50 Responsible genetic management of large carnivores: Conserving cheetahs on an evolutionary timescale » Vincent van der Merwe (Endangered Wildlife Trust), Kelly Marnewick (Endangered Wildlife Trust), Susan Miller (University of Pretoria), Harriet Davies-Mostert (Endangered Wildlife Trust) 17:10 Namibian communal conservancies: why an integrated programme works » Laurie Marker (Cheetah Conservation Fund), Matti Nghikembua (Cheetah Conservation Fund), Louisa Richmond-Coggan (Cheetah Conservation Fund) 17:30 Identifying leading causes of lion mortality in East Africa » Kennedy Kariuki (University of Oxford)
Monday 16:30 - 17:50	OS-C3 Citizen Science & Engagement Chaired By: Munira Anyonge Bashir Venue Colobus
16:30 A citizen science platform contributes to wildlife conservation in the US and beyond » Stacy Lynn (Colorado State University), Gregory Newman (Colorado State University), Brian Fauver (Denver Zoo) 16:50 Climbers for Bat Conservation: A Novel Partnership » Shawn Davis (Northern Michigan University), Robert Schorr (Colorado State University), Bernadette Kuhn (Colorado State University) 17:10 Implementing Community-based Human-Coyote Conflict Management Plans: A Case Study » Lynsey White Dasher (The Humane Society of the United States)
Monday 16:30 - 17:30	OS-C4 Conservation, Development & Human Well-being Part I Chaired By: Kathleen Galvin Venue Chui
16:30 Human Dimensions of Wildlife Management in East Africa: What Can a Human Security Framework Offer? » Jeremiah Asaka (University of Massachusetts Boston) 16:50 A Devolved Approach to Measuring Human Well-being Outcomes in Conservation Projects: Lessons from northern Kenya » Jessica Musengezi (The Nature Conservancy), Heather Tallis (The Nature Conservancy), Yuta Masuda (The Nature Conservancy), Daniel Letoiye (The Northern Rangelands Trust) 17:10 Pioneering Ideas in Strategy and Design at the Convergence of International Conservation and Development Practice -- The Case for Working Differently » Elizabeth Walker (Executive Strategist & Field Advisor (Multiple Clients Including FFI)/Academic Affiliations with Harvard University & The Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy)
Monday 17:30 - 19:30	Social Event Venue Zebar
Monday 19:30 - 21:00	Dinner Venue Tusks Restaurant and Terrace
Tuesday, 12th January
Tuesday 07:00 - 08:30	Breakfast Venue Tusks Restaurant and Terrace
Tuesday 08:30 - 10:30	OS-D1 Minimizing the Impact of Disease within the Ecosystem II: Historical and Novel Interventions to Control Disease Infectious and parasitic diseases result from interaction between a host and pathogenic biological agents (virus, bacteria, protozoa) under the influence of host factors that influence susceptibility, such as nutrition and immunity, and external factors such as the environment. Disease transmission may be... [ more ] Chaired By: Prof. James DeMartini (Colorado State University) Venue Kirinyaga 1
08:30 Panel Discussion and Roundtable » Richard Kock (Royal Veterinary College), Felix Lankester (Serengeti Health Initiative, Washington State University), Samuel Mwangi Thumbi (Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health, Washington State Univeristy), Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka (Conservation Through Public Health), James DeMartini (Colorado State University)
Tuesday 08:30 - 10:30	OS-D2 Understanding and reducing noncompliance with wildlife laws: From law enforcement to community-based interventions Part 1 There is increasing awareness of and interventions to address rising levels of poaching and trafficking in illegal wildlife products around the globe. However, wildlife populations threatened by illegal activity continue to decline. Human behavior, specifically noncompliance with wildlife laws, is central... [ more ] Chaired By: Dr. Christine Browne-Nunez (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service), Ms. Natalie Sexton (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) & Ms. Grace Ge Gabriel (IFAW) Venue Kirinyaga 2
08:30 Conflict, Coexistence, and Compliance » David Hubbard (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) 08:50 NGO-government partnerships in wildlife crime law enforcement and prosecution » opyene vincent (Natural Resource Conservation Network) 09:10 Conservation of wildlife for the benefit of local communities: Involving communities in anti-poaching and conservation » Daniel Ole Sambu (Big Life Foundation) 09:30 Illegal Logging in Madagascar: A Spatial Risk Assessment to Inform Community Policing » Alexander Killion (Michigan State University)
Tuesday 08:30 - 10:30	OS-D3 Community Based Conservation Chaired By: Stephen Mureithi Venue Colobus
08:30 Local perceptions on Community Based Wildlife Conservation model, the case of Il Ngwesi Conservancy in Laikipia, Kenya » Henry Komu (University of Nairobi), Jesse Njoka (University of Nairobi), Vivian Wasonga (University of Nairobi), Harry Spaling (The King's University College), Elizabeth Muthiani (Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation), Judith Mbau (University of Nairobi) 08:50 Trade-offs for climate-resilient pastoral livelihoods in wildlife conservancies in the Maasai Mara, Kenya » Claire Bedelian (University College London), Joseph Ogutu (University of Hohenheim) 09:10 Coexistence in the South Rift: Ecologically sensible community conservation » Samantha du Toit (SORALO), Peter Tyrrell (SORALO) 09:30 10-Years of Community Based Ecotourism in Ghana, West Africa: lessons learned from community engagement at the Wechiau Community Hippo Sanctuary » Donna J Sheppard (Centre for Conservation Research, Calgary Zoo in partnership with Rhino Ark Charitable Trust), Axel Moehrenschlager (Centre for Conservation Research, Calgary Zoo), Jana M. McPherson (Centre for Conservation Research, Calgary Zoo), John J. Mason (Nature Conservation Research Centre) 09:50 Governing large carnivores: why reinvent the wheel? » Camilla Sandström (Umeå University), Katarina Hansson (Umeå University)
Tuesday 08:30 - 10:30	OS-D4 THE EFFECT OF ANTROPOGENIC ACTIVITES ON WATER AND ORGANISMS THEREIN I: Water quality, fishes, invertebrates Aquatic organisms are exposed to a variety of anthropogenically generated toxicants such as metals, DDT and organic substances such as soap sods released into fresh water systems, of which, those receiving high volumes of industrial, urban and sewage effluents are especially at risk. Structural and... [ more ] Chaired By: Prof. Annemariè Avenant-Oldewage (University of Johannesburg) & Prof. Franz Jirsa (University of Vienna) Venue Chui
08:30 Metal accummulation in Labeo umbratus (Smith, 1841) collected from the Vaal Dam and human health risks » Beric Gilbert (University of Johannesburg), Franz Jirsa (University of Vienna & University of Johannesburg), Ebrahim Hussain (University of Johannesburg), Annemariè Avenant-Oldewage (University of Johannesburg) 08:50 Trace elements in water, sediments and the elongate tigerfish Hydrocynus forskahlii ( Cuvier, 1819) from Lake Turkana, Kenya including health risk analysis » Franz Jirsa (University of Vienna;), Elick Otachi (Egerton University), Christof Plessl (University of Vienna;), Wilfried Körner (University of Vienna;), Annemariè Avenant-Oldewage (University of Johannesburg) 09:10 Lithium and other trace elements of relevance in fish from two African lakes compared with fish from European rivers and health risks for human consumers involved » Christof Plessl (University of Vienna;), Elick Otachi (Egerton University), Wilfried Körner (University of Vienna;), Annemariè Avenant-Oldewage (University of Johannesburg), Bernhard Keppler (University of Vienna;), Franz Jirsa (University of Vienna & University of Johannesburg) 09:30 Effects of informal and formal settlements on metal concentrations in the Ramsar accredited Nyl River floodplain, Limpopo Province, South Africa » Richard Greenfield (University of Johannesburg), Ryaz Musa (University of Johannesburg), Simoné Dahms (University of Johannesburg) 09:50 Aspects of the water quality, macro-invertebrate communities and fish health of the Klipspruit River, South Africa » Cobus Van Dyk (University of Johannesburg), Jaco Du Plessis (University of Johannesburg), Caitlin Balt (University of Johannesburg), Lee-ann Foster (University of Johannesburg) 10:10 Sex distributions and condition factors of the fragmented populations of the Lake Magadi cichlid fish, Alcolapia grahami: A fish living under extreme environmental and anthropogenic selective pressures » John Maina (University of Johannesburg), Geraldine Kavembe (South Eastern University College), Michael Papah (University of Nairobi), Reatlegile Mashiteng (University of Johannesburg), Chris Wood (Mc Master University), Adalto Bianchini (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG)), Lucas Bianchini (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG)), Harold Bergman (University of Wyoming), Ora Wood (Great Lakes Laboratories for Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences), Pierre Laurent (Mc Master University), Claudine Chevalier (Mc Master University), Rodi Ojoo (University of Nairobi)
Tuesday 10:30 - 11:00	Coffee Break Venue Pre-Function Area
Tuesday 11:00 - 12:30	OS-E1 The Changing Face of Kenya’s Next Generation of Conservation Leaders Kenya is undergoing sweeping social and cultural changes in many ways. In the pastoral regions to the north, boys who would have traditionally lived and practiced as pastoralists, spending weeks and sometimes months at a time in the landscape with livestock, are increasingly encouraged to attend school... [ more ] Chaired By: Dr. Brett Bruyere (Col) & Ms. Amy Masching (Denver Zoological Society) Venue Kirinyaga 1
11:00 Samburu Perspectives about Cultural Change and Wildlife » Brett Bruyere (Colorado State University) 11:20 Panel Discussion and Roundtable » Brett Bruyere (Colorado State University)
Tuesday 11:00 - 12:40	OS-E2 Conservation, Development & Human Well-being Part II Chaired By: Sam Martin Venue Kirinyaga 2
11:00 Enhancing the Involvement of Women in Water Resource Management in Laikipia, Kenya » Rebecca Witinok-Huber (Colorado State University), Brett Bruyere (Colorado State University), Janna Coulter (Colorado State University) 11:20 Public acceptability of development in the Northern Forest of Vermont, USA -- the influence of wildlife information, recreation involvement, and demographic characteristics » Jessica Espenshade (University of Vermont), James Murdoch (University of Vermont), Robert Manning (University of Vermont) 11:40 Confrontations Over Livelihood Approaches and Impacts on the Sustainability of Rice-duck-fish Ecosystem in the Southeast Asian Massif » Jing Hu (Central China Normal University), Yajuan Li (Central China Normal University) 12:00 "Water is our life": Assessing impacts of invasive Elodea spp. on aquatic resources and native livelihoods in Alaska » Matthew W. Luizza (Colorado State University)
Tuesday 11:00 - 12:20	OS-E3 HWC: Plans & Tools Chaired By: Judith Mbau Venue Colobus
11:00 What is the value of habitat? Estimating the marginal contribution of habitats to carrying capacity – a case study of corsac and red foxes in Mongolia » James Murdoch (University of Vermont), Myagmarjav Lkhagvasuren (University of Vermont) 11:20 EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE SIMULATION MODEL OF TOLERANCE TOWARDS PRESENCE OF LARGE CARNIVORES: FIRST PHASE » Alejandra Olivera-Méndez (Colegio de Postgraduados), Daniel J. Decker (Cornell University) 11:40 Human – Wildlife conflicts and land-use interactions between pastoralists, livestock and large predators in Ngorongoro, a multi-use landscape » Ingela Jansson (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences), Craig Packer (University of Minnesota), Camilla Sandström (Umeå University), goran spong (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences) 12:00 Multiple Landuse Benefits Of Old Oyo National Park: Dominance And Contribution To Livelihood » oladapo oduntan (Federal University of Agriculture)
Tuesday 11:00 - 12:00	OS-E4 THE EFFECT OF ANTROPOGENIC ACTIVITES ON WATER AND ORGANISMS THEREIN II: Fish parasites Fish parasites are exposed to the same anthropogenically generated toxicants than their fish hosts. These substances, such as metals, DDT and organic substances such as soap sods, are responsible for changes in the population structure of parasites and their intermediate and final hosts. Presentations in... [ more ] Chaired By: Prof. Annemariè Avenant-Oldewage (University of Johannesburg) & Prof. Franz Jirsa (University of Vienna) Venue Chui
Tuesday 12:00 - 13:00	Lunch A Venue Tusks Restaurant and Terrace
Tuesday 13:00 - 14:00	Lunch B Venue Tusks Restaurant and Terrace
Tuesday 14:00 - 16:00	OS-F1 Holistic approaches to livestock–wildlife-environment management Livestock, wildlife and environment management is a challenging scenario in the integration of development and environmental conservation. The conflicts over natural resources are increasing with wildlife losing their habitat to competing claims for land. Land degradation is also increasing at an alarming... [ more ] Chaired By: Prof. Jesse Njoka (Centre for Sustainable Dryland Ecosystems and Societies), Dr. Judith Mbau (University of Nairobi), Dr. Stephen Mureithi (Uni) & Dr. Mordecai Ogada (African Conservation Centre) Venue Kirinyaga 1
14:00 One Health: An overview of conservation experiences in Kenya » Mordecai Ogada (African) 14:20 Effect of rehabilitated sites on African herbivore dynamics in community grazing land in Laikipia, Kenya » Stephen Mureithi (University of Nairobi) 14:40 The nature, extent and spatial distribution of human-wildlife conflicts in Taveta Sub-county, southern Kenya » Judith Mbau (University of Nairobi) 15:00 The interface of humans, livestock and wildlife and the potential for vector-borne viruses such as Rift valley fever to emerge » J Lindahl (International Livestock Research Institute)
Tuesday 14:00 - 16:00	OS-F2 Understanding and reducing noncompliance with wildlife laws: From law enforcement to community-based interventions Part 2 There is increasing awareness of and interventions to address rising levels of poaching and trafficking in illegal wildlife products around the globe. However, wildlife populations threatened by illegal activity continue to decline. Human behavior, specifically noncompliance with wildlife laws, is central... [ more ] Chaired By: Dr. Christine Browne-Nunez (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service), Ms. Natalie Sexton (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) & Ms. Grace Ge Gabriel (IFAW) Venue Kirinyaga 2
14:00 Lion Guardians: Using human dimensions research to design a culturally appropriate conservation model to reduce lion killing in southern Kenya » Stephanie Dolrenry (Lion Guardians) 14:20 Changing Behavior to Reduce Wildlife Trade in China » Grace Ge Gabriel (IFAW) 14:40 LIFTING THE SIEGE: SECURING KENYA'S WILDLIFE » Nehemiah Rotich (Ministry of Environment) 15:00 THE ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN MEDIATING STRUCTURES AND INFLUENCING PUBLIC ATTITUDES FOR WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT » David Gies (Africa Network for Animal Welfare-USA), Josphat Ngonyo (Africa Nework for Animal Welfare-Kenya), Meme Kinoti (Regis University), Nehemiah Rotich (Past Director of KWS; Board President, Africa Network for Animal Welfare-Kenya)
Tuesday 14:00 - 16:20	OS-F3 Community Perceptions of Re-Introduction Chaired By: Eick von Ruschkowski Venue Colobus
14:00 Benefits, loses and fear – local reactions to reintroduction of European Bison in Poland » Joanna Cent (Institute of Environmental Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland), Malgorzata Grodzinska-Jurczak (Institute of Environmental Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland) 14:20 Identifying Public Attitudes Toward Recovery and Management of Black Bears in Alabama » Michael Heneghan (Auburn University), Wayde Morse (Auburn University) 14:40 Attitudes toward restored species management: Effects of perceived impacts, trust and location of residence » Flavia Franchini-Silveira (Memorial University of Newfoundland), Alistair Bath (Memorial University), Jerry Vaske (Colorado State University), Ethan Doney (Memorial University of Newfoundland), Bethany Downer (Memorial University of Newfoundland) 15:00 Examination of participant perceptions in the public participation process: wood bison restoration project in Alaska, United States » Bethany Downer (Memorial University), Alistair Bath (Memorial University), Ethan Doney (Memorial University), Flavia Franchini-Silveira (Memorial University) 15:20 Evaluating support for range-restoration practices by rural Somalis: an unlikely win-win for local livelihoods and the world's most endangered antelope? » Abdullahi Hussein Ali (University of Wyoming), Jacob Goheen (University of Wyoming), Rajan Amin (Zoological Society of London)
Tuesday 14:00 - 16:00	OS-F4 Mitigating Human Wildlife Conflict in East Africa Across the Tanzania-Kenya borderlands, rural pastoralists share the arid lands they use for livestock grazing and arable agriculture with highly threatened wildlife species, such as elephants and African lions. The competition between people and wildlife for shared resources is further compounded by an... [ more ] Chaired By: Dr. Scott McCormick (USAID) Venue Chui
14:20 Improved mitigation of crop-related human-wildlife conflict in the cross-boundary Amboseli-Kilimanjaro ecosystem of Kenya and Tanzania » Jeremy Goss (Big Life Foundation) 14:40 Anti-Poaching and Human Elephant Conflict (HEC) Deterrents in Mara Serengeti Ecosystem » Marc Goss (Escape Foundation Mara Elephant Project) 15:00 Wilderness Information and Landscape Data (WILD) Mobile Application and Cloud-Based Data System » Tirus Wanyoike (Strathmore University iLab) 15:20 Planning for Resilience in East Africa through Policy, Adaption and Economic Development (PREPARED) Project » Evans Mwangi (USAID)
Tuesday 16:30 - 17:30	OS-G1 Environmental Education, Intpretation & Outreach Chaired By: Wayde Morse Venue Kirinyaga 1
16:30 Shaping pro-environmental behaviour through conservation education in Melako Community Conservancy, Kenya » Brooke Squires (Zoos Victoria), Rachel Lowry (Zoos Victoria) 16:50 Is it live or is it Lunar? Examining the role of anthropomorphism in zoo visitors' conservation behaviors » Jeffrey Skibins (Kansas State University), Amy Smith (James Cook University), Jacquie O'Brien (Zoos Victoria) 17:10 Interpretation as a tool to manage snorkeler impacts in the Mombasa Marine Park and Reserve, Kenya » sander den haring (GreenWater)
Tuesday 16:30 - 18:30	OS-G2 HWC: Livestock & Livelihoods Chaired By: Laurie Marker Venue Kirinyaga 2
16:30 Planned grazing improves vegetation and wildlife presence in northern Kenyan pastoral rangelands » Wilfred Odadi (Egerton University, Kenya), Joe Fargione (The Nature Conservancy), Daniel Rubenstein (Princeton University) 16:50 Tools for Human-Carnivore Coexistence: A Quantitative Assessment of Techniques for Reducing Large Carnivore Depredation of Livestock » Jennifer Miller (Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies), Kelly Stoner (Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies), Mikael Cetjin (Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies), Tara Meyer (Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies), Arthur Middleton (Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies), Oswald Schmitz (Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies) 17:10 Some lessons on the impact of cattle on wildlife from the Kenya Long-term Exclosure Experiment (KLEE), Laikipia Kenya » Duncan Kimuyu (Department of Natural Resource Management, Karatina University, Karatina), Corinna Riginos (Mpala Research Centre, P.O. Box 555, Nanyuki), Kari Veblen (Department of Wildland Resources, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322), Truman Young (Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA 95616) 17:30 The spatial ecology of domestic dogs along Kenya's Human, Wildlife and Livestock interface » Dedan Ngatia (Karatina University, Department of Natural Resources Management.), Adam Ferguson (National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution), Paul Webala (Maasai Mara University, Narok.)
Tuesday 16:30 - 17:50	OS-G3 Wildlife Governance in Africa Chaired By: Kahindi Lekalhaile Venue Colobus
16:30 From segregation to coexistence: finding space for wildlife through local engagement and collaborative conservation » David Western (African Conservation Centre) 16:50 A conservation agenda for Africa's Wildlife and Wild Lands » Philip Muruthi (African Wildlife Foundation) 17:10 Conservation: The Nigerian Policy Perspective » Kashimana Ivo (University of Lagos)
Tuesday 16:30 - 17:50	OS-G4 Endangered Species Management Chaired By: Wanja Dorothy Nyingi Venue Chui
16:30 International Wildlife Management Policy: A Comparative Public Administration (CPA) Framework Analysis of Five Diverse Countries » Krista Lyons (Boise State University) 16:50 Conservation and poaching of Whooping Crane » Sarah Lessard (Auburn University), Wayde Morse (Auburn University), Chris Lepczyk (Auburn University), Elizabeth Condon (International Crane Foundation) 17:10 Resident's Awareness of African Wild Dogs (Lycaon pictus) in Northern Tanzania » john kioko (school for field studies), Becca Lutz (Colorado State University), Emily Warkins (University of Wisconsin - Madison), Gladys Ngumbi (TANAPA), Bernard Kissui (school for field studies), Christian Kiffner (school for field studies)
Tuesday 19:00 - 21:00	Dinner Venue Tusks Restaurant and Terrace
Wednesday, 13th January
Wednesday 07:00 - 08:30	Breakfast Venue Tusks Restaurant and Terrace
Wednesday 08:30 - 10:30	OS-H1 Carnivore Conservation Worldwide: A Holistic Review of Conflicts versus Benefits Carnivores are an important component of naturally functioning ecosystems. However, large home range requirements and other life history traits, especially predatory habits, enhance the likelihood of them coming into conflict with humans (hereafter, human-wildlife conflict [HWC]). HWCs involving... [ more ] Chaired By: Dr. Tom Serfass (Frostburg State University) & Ms. Zoe Hanley (Washington State University) Venue Kirinyaga 1
08:30 Human-Carnivore Relationships in Western Tanzania: A Story of Conflict but also of Tolerance » Yves Hausser (Department of Nature Management, University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland), Claude Fischer (Department of Nature Management, University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland) 08:50 Conflict-benefit Relationships between Humans and Small African Carnivores: A Continent-wide Perspective » Adam Ferguson (School of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, Karatina University), Dedan Ngatia (School of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, Karatina University), Paul Webala (School of Tourism & Natural Resource Management, Maasai Mara University), Emmanuel Do Linh San (Department of Zoology & Entomology, University of Forte Hare) 09:10 Scientific Truth or Social Tolerance? The Influence of Public Stakeholders on Large Carnivore Management in North America » Zoe Hanley (School of Environment, Washington State University) 09:30 Spotted-necked Otters in Africa and River Otters in North America: A Contrast in Human Dimensions Challenges for Developing an Aquatic Flagship » Tom Serfass (Department of Biology and Natural Resources Frostburg State University) 09:50 What Makes a Good or Bad Badger? An International and Multi-dimensional Approach » Emmanuel Do Linh San (Department of Zoology & Entomology, University of Forte Hare) 10:10 The Intrinsic Value of African Carnivores: Loss or Suppression? » Mordecai Ogada (Conservation Solutions Afrika)
Wednesday 08:30 - 10:30	OS-H2 Human Elephant Conflict Chaired By: Jeremy Swanson Venue Kirinyaga 2
08:30 Elephant conservation, the ivory trade and corruption » Robert Smith (Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, University of Kent), Duan Biggs (Centre for Biodiveristy & Conservation Science, University of Queensland), Freya St. John (Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, University of Kent), Michael 'T Sas-rolfes (Independent Consultant), Robert Barrington (Transparency International) 08:50 Understanding how land-use change in the Trans-Mara District, Kenya is driving human-elephant conflict and elephant movement » Lydia Tiller (university of kent) 09:10 The Elephants and Bees Project Using Bees as a Natural Deterrent for Crop-Raiding Elephants » Lucy King (Save the Elephants) 09:30 Securing water catchments and habitats connectivity within the Mount Kenya Landscape » Gwili Gibbon (Mount Kenya Trust), Christian Lambrechts (Rhino Ark Charitable Trust)
Wednesday 08:30 - 10:30	OS-H3 Hunter & Angler Management Chaired By: Alistair Bath Venue Colobus
08:30 Opportunities from conflicting objectives: Assessing differences in hunter objectives to enhance hunter experiences » Geoff Kerr (Lincoln University), Walt Abell (Lincoln University) 08:50 Transdisciplinary science and stakeholder engagement: A before-after-control-impact study on learning for sustainable stocking in German recreational fisheries » Marie Fujitani (Biology and Ecology of Fishes, Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany;), Andrew McFall (Biology and Ecology of Fishes, Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany;), Christoph Randler (Institute of Science, Geography and Technology, University of Education Heidelberg), Thilo Pagel (Biology and Ecology of Fishes, Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany;), Daniel Huehn (Biology and Ecology of Fishes, Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany;), Robert Arlinghaus (Biology and Ecology of Fishes, Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany; Division of Integrative Fisheries Management, Faculty of Live Sciences, Integrative Institute for the Transformation of Human-Environment Systems) 09:10 Hunters' territorialism in wildlife management » Mitsuhiko Takahashi (University of Toyama), Hiromi Taguchi (Tohoku University of Arts and Design), Ippei Ebihara (Tohoku University of Arts and Design) 09:30 Assessing the impacts of illegal/destructive fishing operations and their socioeconomic impacts at the Kenyan coast » Paul Tuda (Bremen University), Annette Breckwoldt (Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology (ZMT)), Matthias Wolff (Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology (ZMT))
Wednesday 08:30 - 10:50	OS-H4 Understanding Social Dynamics to Address Conflict Chaired By: Malgorzata Grodzinska-Jurczak Venue Chui
08:30 Social dynamics and trade-off in biodiversity conflicts: building on common ground » Marie-Lou Lecuyer (Université de Sherbrooke), Rehema White (St Andrews University), Sophie Calmé (Université de Sherbrooke), Birgit Schmook (El colegio de la Frontera sur) 08:50 Coexisting With Large Carnivores: A Case Study From Western Duars, India » Anushree Bhattacharjee (Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Pondicherry University) 09:10 Conservation Conflict Transformation in Action: Addressing Human-Wildlife Conflict Affecting the Endangered Grevy's Zebra in Kenya » Lynn Kimmel (Antioch University New England) 09:30 Do recreational marine resource users do what they intend and say they do in the Mombasa Marine Park and Reserve, Kenya » sander den haring (GreenWater) 09:50 ORGANIZED CRIME: THE HIDDEN ENEMY OF SUSTAINABLE WILDLIFE IN TANZANIA » James Spillane (St. Augustine University of Tanzania)
Wednesday 10:30 - 11:00	Coffee Break Venue Pre-Function Area
Wednesday 11:00 - 12:30	OS-I1 Facilitation Training Session Chaired By: Alistair Bath Venue Kirinyaga 1
11:00 Facilitation Training session: An Applied Facilitated Human Dimensions Workshop Approach to resolving issues and Gaining Consensus » Alistair Bath (Memorial University)
Wednesday 11:00 - 12:40	OS-I2 Recreational Hunting & Fishing: Motivations & Recruitment Chaired By: Tom Serfass Venue Colobus
11:00 Why do people quit salmon angling? –a study of lapsed anadromous anglers in Norway » Oddgeir Andersen (Norwegian institute for nature research (NINA), Human dimension department), Stian Stensland (Norwegian University for Life Sciences, Department of Ecology and Natural Resource Management.), Øystein Aas (Norwegian University for Life Sciences, Department of Ecology and Natural Resource Management.) 11:20 A population model and decision-making framework for managing hunter populations » Jennifer Price (Auburn University), Conor P. Mcgowan (USGS Alabama Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit), Stephen S. Ditchkoff (Auburn University) 11:40 Understanding the Gap: Profile Development for Recruitment and Retention of College Age Hunters » Ryan Sharp (Kansas State University), Justin Kurtz (Eastern Kentucky University)
Wednesday 11:00 - 12:50	OS-I3 Human-Wildlife Conflicts in water dependent ecosystems of Arid and Semi-Arid Areas With increasing human population, changes of lifestyle, and more agricultural investment – the demand for water has gone up. In addition, climate change affects amount of rain, which support river flow and ground water. The resulting change in rainfall patterns is the main cause of increased severity of... [ more ] Chaired By: Dr. Dorothy Wanja Nyingi (National Museums of Kenya, Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Group) & Prof. Nathan Gichuki (University of Nairobi) Venue Kirinyaga 2
11:00 ADDRESSING THE DEFICIENCIES IN COMMUNITY BASED WATER RESOURCE GOVERNANCE IN KENYA » Dorothy Wanja Nyingi (Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Group, National Museums of Kenya), Sheila Funnell (Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Group, National Museums of Kenya), John Owino (IUCN, ESARO), Akshay Vishwanath (IUCN, ESARO), Jackson Kiplagat (WWF - Kenya) 11:12 Application of bio-indicators assess aquatic ecosystem changes in the upper Ewaso Nyiro River, Kenya » Chege Njoroge (Chinese Academy of Sciences / Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Group), Mordecai Ogada (Conservation Solutions Afrika), Nathan Gichuki (University of Nairobi / Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Group) 11:24 ASSESSMENT OF IMPACTS OF LAND-USE ON WATER QUALITY AND MACROINVERTEBRATES IN RIVERS BURGURET AND NANYUKI, KENYA » Gilbert Kosgei (University of Nairobi / Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Group), John Githaiga (University of Nairobi), Nathan Gichuki (University of Nairobi / Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Group) 11:36 The impacts of human development on biodiversity and ecosystem services in Loboi Swamp, Kenya » Titus Ndiwa (National Museums of Kenya, Ichthyology Section / Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Group), Dorothy Wanja Nyingi (Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Group) 11:48 THE ROLE OF WATER RESOURCE USER ASSOCIATIONS IN COMBATING WATER CONFLICT AND HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT: A CASE STUDY IN LAIKIPIA COUNTY, KENYA » Joseph Gathua (National Museums of Kenya, Ichthyology Section / Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Group), Dorothy Wanja Nyingi (Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Group), James Mwangi (Laikipia Wildlife Foundation) 12:01 WETLANDS RESOURCE USE, CONSERVATION AND CHALLENGES IN AMBOSELI MAN AND BIOSPHERE RESERVE, KENYA » Tuqa Jirmo (Kenya Wildlife Service), Nathan Gichuki (University of Nairobi / Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Group) 12:13 Competition for water allocation in the Tana River basin » Dorothy Wanja Nyingi (Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Group), Stephanie Duvail (French Institute of Research for Development (IRD)), Olivier Hamerlynck (National Museums of Kenya, Ichthyology Section / Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Group), Nathan Gichuki (University of Nairobi / Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Group), Jeremie Roques (French) 12:25 Climate Change Vulnerability and Resilience of Communities dependent on the Floodplains of the Ewaso Ng'iro North River » Laura Mukhwana (International Development Research Centre (IDRC)), Stephanie Duvail (French Institute of Research for Development (IRD)), michele leone (International Development Research Centre (IDRC)), Olivier Hamerlynck (National Museums of Kenya, Ichthyology Section / Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Group) 12:37 Effects of land and water use on fish community and aquatic food web structure within the upper Northern Ewaso Ngiro basin » Ray Schmidt (Mpala Research Centre and Tulane University, New Orleans), Dorothy Wanja Nyingi (National Museums of Kenya, Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Group)
Wednesday 12:00 - 13:00	Lunch A Venue Tusks Restaurant and Terrace
Wednesday 13:00 - 14:00	Lunch B Venue Tusks Restaurant and Terrace
Wednesday 14:30 - 15:30	KN-5 Closing Plenary Speaker Wanjiku Kiambo Venue Kirinyaga
14:30 Tensions between community livelihoods and conservation/tourism dialogue » Ruth Wanjiku Kaimbo JICA Project
Wednesday 15:30 - 16:30	Coffee Break Venue Pre-Function Area
Wednesday 19:00 - 21:00	Dinner Venue Tusks Restaurant and Terrace

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