Bio-Safari Kenya Course

This summer take a class on the WILD side!

Bio-Safari Kenya

Instructors: Dr. Alex Schreiber and Dr. Abdelwahab Sinnary

Dates: June 1, 2023 – June 28, 2023

Listing: Biology (BIO 295 for majors, BIO 195 for non-majors)

SLU Units: 1.5

Pre-requisites: None

Course Description:

In this month-long, field-based course you will study conservation biology through game drives and treks on both land and water, coming into contact with giraffes, zebra, elephants, and rhinos, as well as predators like lions, hyenas, leopards, and eagles. You will spend 10 days exploring the savanna grasslands and lakes of Kenya’s Great Rift Valley, where you will study mammalian and avian ecology, consider the impacts of tourism and poaching on the national economy, and examine methods of balancing wildlife conservation with economic development in the Naivasha/Nakuru region. Next, you will spend five days conducting hands-on field research at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Laikipia, Central Kenya, where you will work closely with local rangers and conservation biologists. Finally, you will spend one week ascending 18,000-foot-tall Mt. Kenya where you will learn about the impact of climate change on the region, and also how you and the animals that live there adjust physiologically to this unique high-altitude ecosystem.

For more information contact: Alex Schreiber aschreiber@stlawu.edu