Paula Kahumbu | |
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 Kahumbu in 2017 | |
| Born | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Alma mater | University of Bristol University of Florida, Gainesville Princeton University University of Pretoria |
| Known for | Hands Off Our Elephants |
| Awards | National Geographic Emerging Explorer, Whitley Award, Order of the Grand Warrior Award |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Wildlife conservation |
| Institutions | CEO, WildlifeDirect |
| Thesis | The effects of elephants on their habitats in the Shimba Hills, Kenya (2002) |
| Doctoral advisor | Dan Rubenstein, Andrew Dobson |
| Website | Personal website |
Paula Kahumbu is a wildlife conservationist and chief executive officer of WildlifeDirect. She is best known as a campaigner for elephants and wildlife, spearheading the Hands Off Our Elephants Campaign, which was launched in 2014 with Kenyan First Lady Margaret Kenyatta. She has recently in 2022 been appointed as the first National Geographical Explorer as a board of Trustees member[1] at the National Geographic Society.
- ^ "National Geographic Society Strengthens Board of Trustees With Appointment of Five New Members". National Geographic Society Newsroom. 2022-01-12. Retrieved 2022-01-13.