Stephanie earned her doctorate in ecology from the University of California Santa Barbara. She has been conducting wildlife research and community outreach work for the past 13 years. Stephanie has worked on herbivore ecology in the USA, Southern Africa, and East Africa, and carnivore conservation in Southern and East Africa. She has worked with rural communities and conducted wildlife research through the Mpala Research Centre in Kenya, and in the Savé Valley Conservancy in Zimbabwe. Stephanie now works on wildlife conservation issues in the Everglades in the U.S. She remains actively involved with AWCF and its projects.

Publications in peer-reviewed journals.

Peter was born in Zimbabwe and is a trained conservation biologist. Peter earned a degree in Biological Sciences at the University of Oxford, UK, and Masters and PhD in Zoology from the Mammal Research Institute, University of Pretoria, South Africa. Peter has 15 years of experience working in African wildlife conservation in Zimbabwe, South Africa and Kenya.

Publications in peer-reviewed journals.

Rosemary is a wildlife ecologist and conservationist who grew up in Zimbabwe. Rosemary earned her doctorate in zoology from the University of Bristol (UK) and has eight years of experience working on conservation-related research in Kenya, Botswana and Zimbabwe. Rosemary has been managing the Lowveld Wild Dog Project in south-east Zimbabwe since 2008.

Moreangels completed her BSc in Applied Environmental Science from the University of Zimbabwe in 2006. In 2009, Moreangels joined the Lowveld Wild Dog Project to do her Master’s thesis. She completed her Masters in early 2010 and will be continuing to work with the Lowveld Wild Dog Project for her PhD.

Rueben is an exceptional wildlife tracker from a community close the western border of Savé Valley Conservancy (SVC) in Zimbabwe. Reuben began his employment in 1992 tracking endangered black rhinos in SVC. In 1996, Reuben began working for the Lowveld Wild Dog Project, and now has 14 years of experience with the project. Rueben is head scout and his responsibilities include locating wild dog packs through a combination of spoor tracking and radio telemetry, assisting in spoor surveys, collecting data on bushmeat poaching, and assisting with wild dog immobilisations.

Misheck is also a skilled wildlife tracker,, hailing from a village neighboring Savé Valley Conservancy. Misheck began his employment with the Lowveld Wild Dog Project in 2001and has worked with the project ever since. In addition to his work on wild dogs, Misheck has also tracked radio-collared lions and other wildlife species, assisted with spoor surveys, carried out questionnaire surveys and still assists with data collection for AWCF’s bushmeat trade study.