Andimile Martin
USFWS Bushmeat MENTOR Fellow
Tanzania

Andimile Martin works in and around Katavi National Park, Tanzania, assessing the status of illegal bushmeat trading. He also looks at many factors which may be contributing to or driving the bushmeat trade in Eastern Africa. He plans on disseminating the information he gains from the workshop to wildlife law enforcement parties who have never thought of using DNA for bushmeat indentification.

Okello Genesis
Uganda Wildlife Authority
Assistant Warden

Okello Genesis has studied wildlife health and management and now uses his knowledge to assess the bushmeat trade in Uganda, specifically in the Rwenzori Mountains National Park. He works the most closely with large ungulates: rhinos, elands, buffalo and heartebeests. He plans on explaining the DNA bushmeat identification method to his superiors at the Uganda Wildlife Authority so that they can better combat the bushmeat trade.

Lowaeli Dumalu
Tanzania Wildlife Divison
Senior Wildlife Officer

Lowaeli Dumalu has studied wildlife conservation science as well as zoology. He has done research on the impact of humans (camping and hunting) on wildlife in Tarangire National Park, Selous Game Reserve and the Morogoro Urban and Kilombero districts. He works with animals that are widely affected by the bushmeat trade: zebras, wildebeest, impala, gazelles, topi, puku, lions, leopards, cheetahs, and hyena. He plans on training other wildlife law enforcement officers on how to improve the investigation and prosecution of bushmeat cases.

Evanson Kariuki
College of African Wildlife Management
MENTOR Fellow
Kenya

Evanson Kariuki has a degree in Government and Public Administration. He has spent ten years working with communities to stop bushmeat hunting and he has done many field assessments of the bushmeat trade working under the MENTOR program. He works with all animals that are affected by bushmeat trade. He plans on taking the lessons learned from the workshop and applying them directly in the field to improve the law enforcement.

Japhet Jonas
Jane Goodall Institute
Roots & Shoots Program Manager
Tanzania

Japhet Jonas has a degree in Wildlife Management and now studies the behavior of Chimpanzee in Gombe National Park. He plans on sharing knowledge with students, academics and partners.

Peter Amolakey
MENTOR Fellowship Program, Wildlife Officer
Sudan

Peter Amolakey has degrees in Wildlife Science and Law Enforcement. He has worked as an assistant researcher at the Wildlife Research Center and a volunteer with the Sudanese Wildlife Society. He has studied Aerial gazelles and red-fronted gazelles as well as the White-eared Kob. He plans on using the identification method from this workshop to identify bushmeat more accurately.