Shivani Bhalla 2023 Kenya Whitley Award Winner
Whitley Fund For Nature
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06-Mar-2024
2023 Whitley Gold Award winner Dr Shivani Bhalla is a Kenyan conservationist whose work with her team of Samburu warriors, elders and women has helped the local lion population rise to a 15-year high. The success comes even amid the worst drought in living memory in the Horn of Africa which is escalating conflict between people and wildlife. With her Gold Award funding, Shivani aims to inspire a global movement to empower local leaders to define community-led conservation efforts by boosting the skills needed to fight mounting threats.
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