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MRC Outreach Initiatives Northern Kenya Conservation
- 1. Northern Kenya Conservation Clubs Daraja Educational Partnership Mpala Live! Discovery Day Memos and more… Mpala Research Centre’s Educational Conservation Outreach:
- 2. MRC Outreach Initiatives • Northern Kenya Conservation Clubs (NKCC) • Daraja Educational Partnership • Mpala Live! • Discovery Day • Social Media Encourages exploration and understanding of the surrounding environment through hands-on, outdoor activities Bridges scientific research and the community
- 3. • Mpala Mentorship Days • Women in Conservation Lectures • Internship Program • Other talks and workshops Educational Partnership with Daraja Academy
- 4. Mpala Mentorship Days “I learned that the hippo’s poop is very nutritious to other animals that live in the water. I also discovered that between the fenced and unfenced areas the fenced one looks greener and has relatively higher vegetation. I really enjoyed the trip and hope that some day I will be back. I really enjoyed scooping mud and examining the insects found in it. I really had fun!” “My trip was amazing because I came to know more about birds and I feel that I am in a better position to explain to others amazing things about birds. Thank you very much!”
- 5. Women in Conservation Lectures • Women in science • Dialogue between students and researchers • Career advice
- 6. Internship Program • Focus on career goals • Hands-on-experience • Gaining skills • Fostering mentors
- 7. Mpala Live! • Our purpose is to excite and delight visitors with Mpala’s wonders and channel their passion into real-time conservation biology • The wildcam is the core of an outreach program aimed at educating viewers about the animals and peoples of Mpala • Interactive components to the project actively engage participants in life at Mpala Showcasing the Principles of Conservation Biology in Action
- 8. The Website • Live Cam • Field Guide introduces Mpala’s animals • Classroom offers lesson plans and activities • Live Lessons from the Bush showcasing Mpala researchers Soon to come: Citizen Science application allowing viewers to participate in conservation research at the Centre Interactive Map combining regional history and geography
- 9. Citizen Science • This feature allows online visitors and students to contribute to wildlife research at Mpala • Citizen scientists can log-in and note species and behavior at the hippo pool and upload their comments to a time log • The log contributes to a 24/7 record of wildlife activity at the watering hole
- 10. Social Media • Website • Facebook • Mpala Memos
- 11. Discovery Day
Editor's Notes
- Split into groups to learn about birds, plant ecology, rodent trapping, Grant’s gazelle, elephants and hippos Learn what researchers do, how they do it, why it is important hands on experience New understanding of the world around them Applied science
- Female (and male) researchers from Mpala give short talks about their work to Daraja students Gives these girls real life role models, accomplished women to look up to; opens a dialogue between them Researchers offer career advice on how they got to where they are today Previous talks: Shivani (EwasoLions), Everlyn Ndinda (Hippo Project)
- August graduation 2013 Skills learned: computer, lab/experiments, communication, field Work experience: learn to deal with difficulties
- Cam: 24/7 view of Hippo Pools, can log in and view animals (hippos, elephants, wild dogs, zebras, monkeys, etc.) Field guide: goes through tracks, scat, basic facts, conservation knowledge Classroom: curriculum developed for both a US and Kenyan classroom Materials will be tied to Live Lessons from the Bush as well as the wildcam. Classrooms will interact directly with each other and the Mpala primary school. Live lessons: elephants with Sandy, baboons with Meg Crofoot; Webcasts by Mpala researchers allow online visitors to learn more about scientific field research interact with experts via live chat or email. Webcasts from other Mpala residents (herders, trackers, and teachers) introduce viewers to the complexities of living with wildlife.
- Connect Mpala research to the rest of the world