Mara Elephant Project (MEP) operates in the Maasai Mara to protect elephants and their habitats across the Greater Mara Ecosystem. The GME, an extension of the vast Serengeti ecosystem, is one of Kenya's most important wildlife areas and tourism assets. The Mara- Serengeti ecosystem is one of the la... read morest major wildlife refuges on Earth. Most famous for its annual migration of nearly two million wildebeest and zebra, the ecosystem is also home to an estimated 40% of Africa's large mammal species yet covers only 0.1% of the continent's land surface. In the Kenya portion of the ecosystem, people and wildlife peacefully co-existed when space for both did not overlap; however, as the human footprint has grown, the rangeland demand for livestock and farming has increased, pushing wild animals into smaller areas. While poaching emerged as the number one threat to elephants in 2012, when 96 elephants were killed for their ivory, now, the expansion of the human footprint resulting in increased conflict and habitat loss is the crisis the Mara faces. For over a decade, MEP has been responding to that crisis with our community rangers and researchers deploying innovative techniques and technologies to adapt to the challenges wildlife face in the Mara.
Job Summary
The Director of Research and Conservation at the Mara Elephant Project (MEP) will be pivotal in driving evidence-based applied research and enhancing inno
