Did you know that Uganda is one of the most primate rich countries in the world, harboring a diverse range of 20 primate species and subspecies, including the eastern chimpanzee and critically endangered mountain gorilla? Deforestation, human-wildlife conflict, poverty, disease,…
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March Educator of the Month: Roselyn Kayesu
Congratulations to Roselyn Kayesu on being selected as PEN’s March Educator of the Month! Special thanks to Michelle A. Slavin for her nomination and blog submission. It takes more than just knowledge to be an excellent primate educator. It takes passion,…
December Educator of the Month: Hilaire Guilahoux
Congratulations to Hilaire Guilahoux on being selected as PEN’s December Educator of the Month! Special thanks to Julia Riedel for her nomination and blog submission. I have known Hilaire Guilahoux since 2003 when he worked as a School Director in schools around the…
September Educator of the Month: Claudine Tuyishime
Congratulations to Claudine Tuyishime on being selected as PEN’s September Educator of the Month! Special thanks to Joel Musaasizi for his nomination and blog submission. Claudine Tuyishime is part of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Rwanda team. WCS has been working in…
June Educator of the Month: Francis Rwabuhinga
Congratulations to Francis Rwabuhinga on being selected as Primate Education Network’s (PEN) June Educator of the Month! Special thanks to Amy Hanna for her nomination and blog submission. I had the pleasure of working with Francis Rwabuhinga for two years…
December Educator of the Month: Dondo Kante
It is with great pleasure that I announce Dondo Kante as Primate Education Network’s (PEN) first Educator of the Month! Dondo and I worked closely on my chimpanzee education project in Senegal (2005-2006). Special thanks to Jill Pruetz for this…