A Survey of Past and Present Wildlife Research in East Africa

Abstract

The survey involved visits throughout East Africa to contact those concerned with wildlife research, as well as a review of the available literature. This paper presents the results of the survey. Wildlife research in East Africa is not a unified field and pertinent data come from a variety of disciplines. Broadly speaking there are four major types of research involving wildlife that have been or are being carried out in East Africa: 1. Observations on natural history; 2. Taxonomic and distributional studies; 3. Research in other fields which happens to involve wildlife; 4. Systematic research focused on wildlife itself.