As we look ahead to next year, three eastern black rhinos, Mizi, Kisima, and Chanua, will return to their ancestral homeland in East Africa when they arrive in northwestern Tanzania’s Ikorongo-Grumeti Game Reserve (IGGR). This moment is the culmination...
The future of wildlife begins in the classroom. There’s a powerful Swahili proverb: Mtoto umleavyo ndivyo akuavyo” “As you bring up a child, so will they become.” It’s a timeless truth, one that echoes across cultures, and one that lies at the heart...
In the battle to protect endangered species like the eastern black rhino, sometimes the most powerful ally walks on four legs and wags its tail. This September, a specially trained detection and tracking dog called Mawenzi will join the Grumeti Fund’s...
Bridging Continents: Cross‑Cultural GIS Capacity Building In a world where location influences everything, from climate change policies to wildlife conservation, GIS has emerged as a truly global language. From July 14 to 19, our RISE facility, in...
Towards Gender Equality “Empowering the girl means empowering the world.” This simple yet powerful statement has been the heartbeat of our mission for the past eight years. And in that time, we’ve reached over 15,000 secondary school girls...
Bridging the Gap: Storytelling as a Tool for Grassroots Conservation What good is groundbreaking research if no one can understand it? In conservation, where urgency meets complexity, the ability to clearly communicate science isn’t just a skill —...
Demographic drivers of population dynamics reveal subpopulation‐specific conservation needs for giraffes in the Serengeti Ecosystem Authors Abstract Survival, reproduction, and movement are the key demographic parameters that drive population dynamics. Factors affecting these demographic parameters in large, long-lived,...
Conservation Champions in the Making There is a powerful Swahili proverb that says, “Mtoto umleavyo ndivyo akuavyo” — “As you bring up a child, so he/she will be.” It is a timeless truth that echoes across cultures,...
Conservation Champions in the Making There is a powerful Swahili proverb that says, “Mtoto umleavyo ndivyo akuavyo” — “As you bring up a child, so he/she will be.” It is a timeless truth that echoes across cultures,...
Raising Adult Survival Will Stabilize Declining Giraffe Subpopulations in Serengeti The giraffe is an iconic animal of Africa, but despite their worldwide popularity, giraffe populations in the wild are decreasing because of illegal killing and habitat loss....
From the Serengeti to Lake Victoria and Beyond: Why Conserving Rivers is Vital for Wildlife and Communities Some of the most powerful forces shaping our planet are also the least visible—like the rivers that sustain entire ecosystems....
Cows for Conservation What if one cow could change a life? That’s exactly what’s happening in the 21 villages adjacent to our Ikorongo – Grumeti concession. Through our Climate-resilience and Livelihood Improvement Program (CLIP), we are not...
