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6 African Wildlife News www.awf.orgMeet the New Charlotte FellowsThis year’s Charlotte Fellows all make their home in southern Sudan, a land still rich in wildlifedespite years of civil war. Each will use the fellowship to pursue a master’s in wildlife managementat Moi University’s School of Natural Resources Management in Kenya.AWF introduced the Charlotte Conservation Fellows program in 1996 to provide support forAfrican nationals pursuing masters’ degrees or doctoral research in conservation-related fields. Theprogram was launched in tribute to the late Charlotte Kidder Ramsay, a long-time conservationist. Eachyear, AWF supports as many as five Charlotte Fellows. While expenses and materials vary according tothe recipient, scholarships are awarded for amounts of up to $25,000. Since its inception, the programhas helped more than 40 students from East, West, Central and southern Africa.Get to know Sudan’s future conservation leaders….Baya Philip Brown NgereArea of Research: Elephant populations in southern SudanAreas of Interest: Wildlife population ecologyProfessional Goals: Foster conservation in Sudan by working with governmentand NGOs“Southern Sudan is blessed with a great variety of wildlife, but we lack the capacityand skills for proper conservation management, and our wildlife have suffered.”Lona Nalurit Darius GoreArea of Research: Human-wildlife conflict in Badingilo National Park, SudanAreas of Interest: Conservation education and conservation biologyProfessional Goals: Build better conservation management through improvedconservation education in southern Sudan“The good news is that, with sufficient funding, skilled personnel, and propermanagement practices, wildlife in southern Sudan can rebound quickly fromthe challenges of the past 20 years.”Paul Lado Demetry JubekArea of Research: Identifying and mitigating threats to the Nile lechwe (antelope)Areas of Interest: Conservation biology and environmental impact assessmentProfessional Goals: Advance wildlife research in southern Sudan“Numerous development projects are being done in southern Sudan without EnvironmentalImpact Assessments, putting pressure on biological diversity. If we don’t do somethingnow, we will never see some of the species there again.”Endangered Liaisons: A Tribute to Africa and Its WildlifeIn 1987, Don Shay traveled to Kenya on a two-week photographic safari. Stricken withwhat he calls “safari fever,” Shay has since returned to Africa 14 times, touring dozens of wildlifepreserves in nine different countries and photographing thousands of animals and landscapes.Shay’s just-released Endangered Liaisons, a stunningly beautiful memoir, captures Shay’s travelsin Africa. The coffee-table book features seven chapters, each of which focuses on a particulardestination and, in most cases, a particular species of animal. The photographs are interwovenwith insightful and humorous accounts of life on safari along with well-researched information.A long-time, loyal supporter of AWF, Shay has pledged to donate $25 of every copy ofEndangered Liaisons purchased by our members to AWF. Accompany Shay as he traces the GreatMigration through the Serengeti or share the suspense as a lioness stalks prey in the Maasai Marain Kenya. Visit www.africagraphica.com/awf to purchase Shay’s book today and you will alsoreceive an Endangered Liaisons 2009 wall calendar. ■Author Don Shay will donate a portion of thesales from his stunning new book to AWF.To buy your copy ofEndangered Liaisons, visitwww.africagraphica.com/awf.