Giraffe Watch
Giraffe Monitoring with the Maasai
A b o u t B r i d g e t
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Bridget Gies left a career in military aviation twelve years ago to dedicate herself to wildlife and habitat conservation. She returned to school to earn degrees in Biology and Accounting and has worked for and volunteered with a variety of wildlife and conservation organizations, including Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge in Washington State, the Cheetah Conservation Fund in Namibia, and the Bioko Biodiversity Protection Program in Equatorial Guinea. Since February 2013, Bridget has been supporting Life Net Nature and the Maasai Moran Walking and Conservation Safaris efforts to establish an economically sustainable wildlife conservation area adjacent to the Masai Mara in Kenya. |
A b o u t L e s l i e
Leslie loves spending time outside in Africa. Camping, collecting data, and watching wildlife are some of her favorite things. Leslie holds undergraduate degrees in photography and anthropology, and an MSc in primate conservation. Leslie worked in the photography industry until 2000, shifting her focus to the field of primatology after managing a chimpanzee sanctuary in Cameroon. Since that time Leslie has worked for numerous research and conservation organizations, both in the USA and in Africa.
Leslie's first trip to Kenya was in 2006. During her 8 month contract as a research assistant, Leslie fell in love with Kenya, its wildlife, and its people. Since then Leslie has worked on several projects on the Kenyan coast including co-leading five Earthwatch teams and conducting research in her area of interest - human-wildlife conflict. Most recently, she co-founded a Kenyan non-profit working in Gede Ruins National Monument.
Leslie finally made it out to the Maasai Mara in 2013. Over the course of three trips Leslie witnessed first hand the critical importance of the escarpment habitat to the areas wildlife and is committed to supporting MMCWS in their efforts to establish a conservancy on the Siria plateau.