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Paula is…Inspired by Wilderness
Hi Paula, who are ya? African wildlife conservation is my passion. I have studied monkeys, forests, elephants and hippos and got my PhD from Princeton in 2002, I worked for the Kenya Wildlife Service which was my dream job and worked on wildlife trade policy. I then moved to Mombasa to run Lafarge Ecosystems, the quarry rehabilitation arm of Bamburi Cement. Two years ago I considered emigrating to South Africa but couldn’t do it, I returned to Nairobi and now manage an online conservation organziation WildlifeDirect, which is a blogging platform that gives a voice to wildlife conservationists on http://wildlifedirect.org. Nearly one hundred projects blog regularly on this site and raise awareness and funds. I also contribute to www.afrigadget.com about African innovations.
What place do you call home? Kenya, the wilderness, anywhere under the stars
What place do you want to visit for the first time? Wild places in India, China, Australia, the Arctic…damn, there are too many to do this year
Your inspiration? Wide open wild places, animals and people
A constant challenge? minimizing my carbon footprint (why is Nakumatt so generous with the plastic bags and so anti cotton ones?)
A moment of triumph? Remembering my cotton shopping bags and leaving Nakumatt without a single plastic bag. Harvesting and eating something I actually grew!
Soundtrack to your day? lions roaring, bushbabies screeching, and rain falling
Superman or Batman? Batman ..much sexier
A good factoid? Sex Mzuri, maisha mzuri sana [editor’s hint: this is in Swahili]
What type of person would you like to collaborate with? a rich generous one who is willing to finance my travels to save remote wild places
A blog you read everyday? http://lionguardians.wildlifedirect.org
Want to ask for an “internet favor”? Support Wildlifedirect help us spread the word raise awareness and funds to save wildlife in Africa, Asia and South America – become a virtual volunteer for us.
Would you like to plug someone else’s project? Afrigadget is an inspiring blog about great innovations in Africa that usually get passed by
You can connect Paula and WildLifeDirect on Facebook and Twitter.