Tags: wildlife

ILRI News on wildlife

19 Sep 2022

New study on co-infection in Kenyan wildlife enhances understanding of neglected zoonotic diseases

Researchers typically study animal diseases one at a time, but diseases often come in combinations. To better understand how diseases work in their natural environments, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) researchers led by Bernard Bett and James Akoko, together with researchers from...

Madeline WongPrinceton in Africa Fellow

ILRI News

03 Aug 2022

Biodiversity conservation to control zoonotic disease spillover

The International Union for Conservation of Nature and the African Wildlife Foundation organized the Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC), the first ever continent-wide gathering of African leaders, citizens and stakeholders to discuss the role of protected areas in conserving nature,...

Elliot CarletonPrinceton in Africa Fellow

ILRI News

25 Jul 2022

18 livestock investments to take One Health to scale and prevent new pandemics

The COVID-19 pandemic is only the latest evidence that we can’t protect human health if we fail to protect the health of animals and environments. A new One Health playbook makes the case that livestock systems, economies and peoples of the South are One Health game-changers—inflection points for a...

Susan MacMillanILRI Emeritus Fellow
Michael VictorHead, Communications and Knowledge Management
Cynthia MugoPolicy and Engagement Advisor(ILRI)

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Publications on wildlife

Journal Article

Published2022

Editorial: New approaches to understanding vector borne diseases in domestic and wild animals

Journal Article

Published2022

Evidence of co-exposure with Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, and Rift Valley fever virus among various species of wildlife in Kenya

Journal Article

Published2008

Elephants or onions? Paying for nature in Amboseli, Kenya

Book Chapter

Published2008

Ngorongoro conservation area, Tanzania: fragmentation of a unique region of the Greater Serengeti Ecosystem

Book Chapter

Published2008

Humans and wildlife as ecosystem components in integrated assessments

Book Chapter

Published2009

The future for wildlife on Kenya’s rangelands: an economic perspective

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ILRI Projects on wildlife

Jan 2022Dec 2024

Protecting human health through a One Health approach

COVID-19 is the sixth zoonotic pandemic since 1980. The frequency and severity of these events is increasing as people encroach on wildlife habitats, and livestock and fish production systems intensify. Animal production systems are reservoirs of zoonotic pathogens, which are responsible for 60% of...