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SFS Kenya: Giraffe Ecology and Conservation

by: The School for Field Studies

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In this summer fundamentals course, the world-famous national parks and reserves of Kenya will be your classrooms. Through safari drives, field excursions, and an emphasis on the human role, study wildlife found nowhere else on the planet. Discuss different wildlife management and conservation approaches and learn about traditional knowledge and culture from Maasai and other community groups. SFS...

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Program Highlights

Explore Amboseli National Park, widely regarded as the best place in the world to observe free-ranging elephants, on a multi-day camping trip.

Learn core skills including GIS, species identification and wildlife census, animal behavior observation, water quality assessment, basic Swahili language, and research design and implementation.

Enjoy travelling lectures to multiple conservancies within Amboseli ecosystem, home to the majority of giraffe populations.

On two multi-day camping trips, explore both Amboseli National Park and Maasai Mara National Reserve to view a wide range of megaherbivores and predators in different habitats.

Visit local Maasai communities and settlements (‘manyatta’) to converse and understand how they coexistence with wildlife around them.

Quick Details

Locations
  • Kenya
Availability
Year(s) Offered2024Terms Available:
  • Summer
Age Requirement:Varies
Types & Subjects:
  • African Studies
  • Agriculture
  • Animal Science
  • Anthropology
  • Biology
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Guidelines:
  • All Nationalities
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Overall Rating

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Total Reviews

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Hakuna Matata

June 01, 2014by: tessleeProgram: SFS Kenya: Giraffe Ecology and Conservation
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I really enjoyed my time at this program. We spent most of our time in the field as most of our classes were done on safari or interviewing local people. We would take take the knowledge we learned in lectures and apply it to the field. This program was science intensive, but very doable for students coming from other majors. Professors were knowledgeable and passionate about the topics they were teaching. There was only one course on cultural immersion, since it was mostly science based. One course allowed for learning Swahili along with a one day home stay and visits to the different local tribes of the area. Each day was constant learning and new experiences that forced me to lived in the moment to try to take in all that this country had to offer.

Program Details

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Locations

  • Kenya

Types and Subjects

  • Subjects & Courses
  • African Studies
  • Agriculture
  • Animal Science

Availability

Years Offered: 2024

Age Requirement

Age Requirement Varies

Guidelines

  • All Nationalities
  • This Program is also open to Solo, Couples, Group

Program Cost Includes

  • Tuition & Fees
  • Accommodation / Housing for Program Duration
  • Weekday Meals (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
  • Some Program Activity Costs

Accommodation Options

  • Dormitory
  • Group living

Qualifications & Experience

    Language Skills Required

  • English

    Accepted Education Levels

  • Any/All Education Levels Accepted

Application Procedures

  • Transcript
  • Online Application

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