Egidius James Rwebuga
Egidius James Rwebuga
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I hold a master’s degree in biology from the Open University of Tanzania. The general objective was about determining the influence of the international ivory trade ban on the hippo populations of the Katavi-Rukwa-Lukwati ecosystem. There were speculations that hippo teeth trade was on the rise following the ban because hippo teeth could be curved the same way like the elephant tusks. Before that, I attained a bachelor’s degree in zoology and wildlife ecology from the University of Dar es Salaam. Currently, I am finalizing a five-year Ph.D. in wildlife management and ecology at the Sokoine University of Agriculture in Tanzania. The general objective is to investigate rodent community ecological characteristics in maize crop fields, fallow lands and the wooded grassland within Kijereshi Game Reserve in the western Serengeti, Tanzania. I have learnt and utilized a number of modern ecological research skills, analytical techniques and programmes including R package. I have been working in the field of wildlife for 22 years. During this period I have worked at various managerial posts and have been involved in multiple research projects (including some on the influence of local beliefs on chimpanzees). At the moment, I and other colleagues are running a long-term ecology-based small mammal project at SFS Tanzania.
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Research Interests
- Ecology, management and conservation of small, medium sized and large mammal populations
- Human-wildlife interaction, conflict, mitigation, and management strategies
- Small mammals as indicators of environmental change/ degradation at small scale level
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Publications
(Under review, Jan. 2024) African Zoology, Manuscript ID TAFZ-2023-0083.
Tanzania Journal of Forestry and Nature Conservation. 2023.
Journal of Sustainability and Biodiversity Conservation. 2023.
Certificates
Pugu secondary school. Cost Region, Tanzania
Azania Secondary School. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania
Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania
LISA-Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania
University of Michigan, through Courser
Pwc with Courser
University of Virginia, through Courser
Sokoine of Agriculture Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Statistical Analysis (SUALISA), Morogoro, Tanzania
Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania
University of Maryland, through Courser
University of Illinois, through Courser
University Pennsylvania, through Courser
Open University of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
University of Dar es Salaam, Morogoro, Tanzania
Institute of Wildlife Management-Pasiansi, Mwanza, Tanzania
Nature Conservations Bureau, Ministry of the Environment (MOE) and Japan Wildlife Research Centre (JWRC), Tokyo, Japan
Kenya College of Telecommunications Technology, Nairobi, Kenya
Victoria Computers and Telecoms Training, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania