Rothschild’s Giraffe occurrence records observed at Ruma National Park in the South Western part of Kenya

George Njagi; David Chiawo; Emmanuel Ngumbi; Arthur Muneza

doi:10.15468/97vcua

Rothschild’s Giraffe occurrence records observed at Ruma National Park in the South Western part of Kenya

Citation

Njagi G, Chiawo D, Ngumbi E, Muneza A (2020). Rothschild’s Giraffe occurrence records observed at Ruma National Park in the South Western part of Kenya. Version 1.3. Strathmore University. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/97vcua accessed via GBIF.org on 2021-06-24.

Description

This publication presents a set of occurrence records of Rothschild’s giraffe observed at Ruma National Park in the South Western part of Kenya between March 2017 and April 2018. The study lists all the Rothschild’s giraffes observed and their georeference positions within the park. Publication of this data adds to the database on the Rothschild’s giraffe subspecies to advance research on distribution modeling to inform conservation planning for the vulnerable Subspecieses at the local scale and across Africa.

Taxonomic Coverages

Rothschild Giraffe

Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi
common name: Rothschild's Giraffe rank: family

Geographic Coverages

Ruma National Park in Nyanza, Kenya

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

George Njagi
originator
position: Wildlife Researcher Ecologist
Kenyatta University
43844
Nairobi
00100
Nairobi
KE
email: njagigeorge@yahoo.com
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9975-2661

David Chiawo
originator
position: Senior Lecturer, Conservation Ecologist
Strathmore University
Box 59857
Nairobi
00200
Nairobi
KE
email: dchiawo@strathmore.edu
homepage: http://www.strathmore.edu
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7118-6285

Emmanuel Ngumbi
originator
position: Manager Conservation Education
African Fund For Endangered Wildlife
Box 15124
Nairobi
00509
Nairobi
KE

Arthur Muneza
originator
position: Conservation Ecologist
Giraffe Conservation Foundation
Box 86099
Windhoek
NA

David Chiawo
metadata author
position: Senior Lecturer, Conservation Ecologist
Strathmore University
Nairobi
Nairobi
KE
email: dchiawo@strathmore.edu
homepage: http://www.strathmore.edu

Lawrence Monda
processor
position: ICT & Node Manager
National Museums of Kenya
Box 40658
Nairobi
00100
Nairobi
KE
email: lmonda@museums.or.ke
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0299-0418

George Njagi
administrative point of contact
position: Wildlife Researcher Ecologist
Kenyatta University
43844
Nairobi
00100
Nairobi
KE
email: njagigeorge@yahoo.com
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9975-2661